Charles M. Welch

Welch's True Value Hardware, South Royalton, Vt.

Charles Welch was elected as a board member in 2003. He operates two True Value hardware stores in Vermont, one in South Royalton, and the other in Woodstock. He joined Cotter & Company, now True Value Company, in 1974.

His board experience includes past chairman of Gifford Memorial Hospital and current vice chairman of Northfield Savings Bank. Among his other qualifications, Welch is a master plumber. His other business experience includes building and rental management and other small business endeavors.

Welch holds an associate's degree in aeronautical and space engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.