Chuck Engelken is co-owner of the Collierville based CPA firm, Engelken and Engelken CPA, which he founded with his wife in 1996. A native of St. Louis, he attended Southern Illinois University for one year followed by four years as a helicopter pilot serving in Vietnam. In 1973, upon graduation from the University of Louisville where he received a Bachelor of Science and Commerce, Chuck began work for the CPA firm of Arthur Andersen. He has also worked for McDermott International in New Orleans and as Vice-President of Tax for FedEx prior to his opening his firm in Collierville.

Chuck has served as Chairman of the Airline Transportation Association, and worked on Governor Sundquist’s Commission for Practical Government chaired by Ron Terry. Chuck has been a member of the Chamber Board of Directors since July 2001, where he currently serves on the Collierville Tomorrow Advisory Board. Chuck is a member of the Rotary Club, serves as the Treasurer of the Collierville Rotary Foundation and has served on several United Way Boards.