[2][3] After high school, she enrolled as an English major at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where she worked in the admissions office.
Charlotte used her experience culled from thirty-eight years of decorating homes to create several licensed collections.
Charlotte lectures extensively on the topic of interior design appearing at showhouses, museums, womens’ groups, garden clubs, trade fairs, antique shows and corporate events.
She holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from The New York School of Interior Design as well as Virginia Commonwealth University, her alma mater.
Charlotte supports a variety of causes and sits on several boards; she is Emerita Trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, on the Board of The Bone Marrow Foundation, The Order of Saint John, The Madoo Conservancy and the International Council of Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens.
She was the Vice President of the Parrish Art Museum and a co-chair of their Landscape Pleasures Garden Symposium from 1998 – 2009.