Each newsletter offers a profile of one of the people that make ARMOR such a great place to work and do business. If you’d like to nominate someone for inclusion, please send an email to Cheri Rugh at crugh@armorvci.com with the name and the reason(s) you’d like them to receive some extra attention.

Name:
Charisse Fox

Home:
Brighton, Michigan

Where Were You Born:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Profession/Job Title:
Customer Service Representative

Family Details:
Youngest of three sisters, Kristen and Samantha.

Experience (Past Jobs and/or Current Tenure with ARMOR):
Charisse has a bachelor of business degree from Michigan State University in Supply Chain Management.  Upon graduation, she moved to Jacksonville Florida to work with the AmeriCorps program where she served as a Health Educator/Outreach Specialist for the Northeast Florida Health Corps. While working for AmeriCorps, Charisse educated high risk pregnant women on healthy pregnancies and connected those in need to area resources/services.

After her year of service with AmeriCorps, Charisse moved to Chapel Hill North Carolina and worked as a psychology and patient service coordinator at a pediatrics office. She returned to Michigan to be near family and received the position with ARMOR as Customer Service Representative where she specializes in international sales support/coordination.

Hobbies:
Charisse enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, walking, mountain biking, sports, campfires, time spent in northern Michigan, as well as lake activities – boating and water skiing.  She also enjoys Indoor activities such as yoga, workouts at her gym, Detroit ballroom and Chicago Step dancing, visiting breweries ... as she puts it "I will do anything once!"

Best Book Read Recently:
“The Untethered Soul” by Michael A. Singer.

Latest Accomplishment:
“I caught a chipmunk… With a box… In my bathroom… Quite a feat!”

What’s Playing on Your iPod?
“I listen to everything from hard rock to classic rock to 90’s grunge bands to R&B and even what I might call ‘annoying pop music,’ but it helps me to get a little pep in my step when running!”

Best Movie Watched Recently:
Charisse is not a movie buff but considers Netflix as “possibly one of the best and most dangerous inventions of all time.” Her guilty and what she calls “slightly embarrassing” pleasures are “Prison Break,” “Walking Dead,” “Sons of Anarchy,” and “House.”

Your Top Five Favorite Foods:
Peanut butter, Nutella, chocolate chips, sushi, and salmon salads.

How Long at ARMOR:
2.5 years.

Favorite Quote:
“'Be Present' -- It is short, simple and to the point!”