Team Bios
Charles B. Rice, Sr.
Director
Charles B. Rice, Sr. is the founder and director of the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation. A South Georgia native, Mr. Rice grew up in Blakely where his parents Jean and Katha Rice settled in the 1930s. He and his wife Catherine established the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation in 2004. In 2006, because of the strong family history in Blakely and Early County, the Rice Family Foundation funded the Early County 2055 (EC2055) Revitalization Initiative as the first step in an effort to provide the area with an opportunity to prepare for the future, and grow and prosper through new economic opportunities.
The founder of the Atlanta-based Barton Protective Services Inc. in 1977, Charles Rice developed the company into the second largest contract security service firm in the United States. The company provided customers with protection against fire, burglary, and a host of other services by providing security officers as well as emergency response, intellectual asset protection, concierge, and workplace-violence prevention services to clients in the United States and Europe. For five consecutive years, Barton Protective which employed some 13,000 people was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Barton Protective merged with Allied Security in May 2004.