Charles Noel

Charles “Charlie” Noel lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Charlie joined the Marine Corps in 2001 where he served in the infantry. During this time, he completed two tours in Iraq before being honorably discharged in 2005.  After leaving the Marines, he pursued an education at East Tennessee State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. During this time, he began a journey of serving others through mentoring foster children. This is where he developed a passion for working in a social service field. This drove his decision to earn a master’s in social work and to start working with children and families.

After years of working in this field, he became the VP of a community mental health and foster care company, but he had always wanted to work with military and veteran populations. He began a new journey by commissioning in the Army National Guard and accepted a position working in mental health at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in 2016. Since this time, Charlie became the Chief of the Whole Health System of Care at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Also, serving as the Whole Health Network Education Coordinator for 5 VHA hospital systems. Currently, Charlie is working to change the way these systems provide healthcare moving them from a traditional medical model to a holistic and preventative approach to healthcare. Part of this cultural shift is implementing an integrative health model throughout the Veteran Health System.

Charlie began an interest in fitness at an early age. During childhood, he began to be interested in martial arts, boxing, and kickboxing. Once in the Marine Corps, he became a martial arts instructor. Since then, Charlie has become a 500-hour yoga teacher, completed training in TRX, Tai Chi, mindfulness, and became a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Also, trained in HeartMath and a Board-Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He continues to refine these skills as he pursues a Certified Yoga Therapist and in Integrative Restoration (iRest).