Editing Charles Fairchild

'''Charles Fairchild''' is a former partner in the CPA firm [[Fairchild & Baniakas]] (now [[Baniakas & Associates]]) and community activist most noted for opposing two different plans to develop the [[City of Pensacola|City]]]-owned [[Trillium property]]: the [[Festival Park]], which his groups [[Citizens Against Trillium]] and the [[8574 Citizens Alliance]] successfully defeated in [[2003]], and the [[Community Maritime Park]], which was approved in a [[2006]] [[Community Maritime Park referendum|special referendum]] despite the efforts of his group [[Save Our City]].

He is married to Janice Fairchild.

==Education & career==
Fairchild was enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1958-62. After his service he earned an Associate of Arts degree from [[Pensacola Junior College]] in 1964, then attended Florida State University, graduating with a Bachelor's of Science degree in 1966. He returned to Pensacola in [[1967]] and set up his first office in the [[San Carlos Hotel]]. He received an MBA from the [[University of West Florida]] in 1969. He has serviced as an adjunct accounting instructor at both [[PJC]] and [[UWF]].

Fairchild sold his interest in the [[Fairchild & Baniakas]] firm to partner [[Regina Baniakas]] in late [[2007]].<ref>"People on the Move." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 29, 2007.</ref> In addition to his CPA work, Fairchild has been a part owner and investor in [[Pensacola Tornados]] basketball team, the [[Kooter Browns]] and [[Belzora's Beanery]] restaurants, [[Uncle Sam's Pool Hall]], and various other service and software development companies.

==Community & professional involvement==
Fairchild has served on the boards and/or committees of the following groups:
*[[Fiesta of Five Flags]]
*[[Economics Club]]
*[[Panhandle Tiger Bay Club]]
*[[Five Flags Rotary Club]]
*[[Pensacola Seville Sertoma Club]]
*[[Pensacola Exchange Club]]
*[[Northwest Florida Rehabilitation Foundation]]
*[[United Cerebral Palsy Association]]
He also organizes the wrapping of [[Palafox Place]] tree trunks with holiday lights from 2000-2003. He was co-chair of [[Citizens Against Trillium]] and chairman of the [[8574 Citizens Alliance]] (during the [[Festival Park]] debate) and chairman of [[Save Our City]] (leading up to the [[Community Maritime Park referendum]]).

In [[2004]] he made an unsuccessful bid for [[Pensacola City Council]], running for the district 6 seat vacated by [[hugh King]], but was defeated in a runoff by [[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]].<ref>"2 incumbents, newcomer win." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 24, 2004.</ref>

==References==
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*Rick Outzen. "[http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=1650 Save Our City!]" ''Independent News'', July 14, 2005.
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