Charlene (“Char”) has been assisting clients in the Title Business and Property Management Business for over 44 years. As a true native of St. Charles County where her family settled over 150 years ago, Char knows the community very well and has been involved in the explosive real estate and property development growth in the area over the past 40 years.
Charlene is a second-generation graduate of St. Dominic High School and was the first in her family to graduate from post-secondary education at Miss Hickey Business School where she earned her secretarial degree. After graduation, she began her career with Community Title Company/U. S. Title Company in 1975 eventually taking on the role of Administration and Marketing Assistant and then moving to Corporate Group, Inc. in 1999 where she is the current Chief Operating Officer.
Char has been very active in the community serving on the St. Paul Ladies Sodality as past secretary and on the St. Dominic Cornucopia Committee. In addition to these boards, Char has also assisted Jerry as he served on numerous boards throughout the community and she has assisted several non-for profits who have leased from Corporate Group over the years.
Char has worked with Jerry Scheidegger over her 44 year career. Jerry is the owner and Chairman of the Board at Corporate Group, Inc, who was also the past owner of U.S. Title Company. Char has always been Jerry’s right arm and worn many “hats” over the years. She began her career working in many divisions of title work to now managing the operations of a large family owned property management working alongside Jerry’s talented family including Kelley Barbee, Kim York, Brian Scheidegger.
When not at work, Char spends her time with her husband Mike, and family, Dan and Dr. Maureen Schulte, Kelsey and Andy Mueller, Tony Schulte and fiance’ Maggie Diederich and her 4 grandchildren who remain rooted in the St. Charles area; traveling and spending time at her family farm in St. Charles County.