Charles A. (Chuck) Hobbie graduated from Dartmouth College, earned an MA from the University of Wisconsin, taught in Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer, and received his JD from the National Law Center, George Washington University. He served on the Peace Corps headquarters staff before litigating for three decades as the deputy general counsel of AFGE, AFL-CIO. A Peace Corps associate general counsel, Hobbie lives with his wife, Young Ei, in Falls Church, Virginia.