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Charles H. Winfrey has served as Executive Director and Resident Playwright of The “New” McCree Theatre for over 19 years. As such, he has produced most of the “New” McCree Theatre’s productions, and has written many of them, including: Sincerely: The Musical Odyssey of an Original Moonglow, Hanging’ Out, The Frankie Lymon Story, The Motown Story, The Saints of St. John Street, Rock the Boat: The Fleming Williams Story, Those Gorgeous, Glamorous girl Groups, The Lloyd Price Story, A Needle in a Haystack: the Story of the Velvelettes, Golden Gospel Voices: the Story of the Caravans, Give me that Old Time Religion, Those Dazzling Divas of Motown, and Sparkle Too, and The Legend of Bass Reeves.  He compiled and edited the youth-driven musical, Graffiti Chronicles. 

His poem, Neglect, received an award for original works of poetry.  Winfrey also serves as the theatre’s grant writer.

He has served as editor of several weekly newspapers, including the Flint Spokesman, the CPSA Courier, and as local editor of the Michigan Chronicle. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint with dual degrees in Political Science and Africana Studies.  He currently serves as an elected official on the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, representing District 2. 

He is Chairman of the Genesee County Board of Commissioner’s Health and Human Services Committee, Vice Chairman of the Genesee County Landbank Authority, a member of the Greater Flint Health Coalition Board, a member of the Genesee Health Plan Board of Directors, a member of the Mass Transportation Authority, a member the Valley Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors, a member of the Genesee County Action Resource Department Board of Advisors, a member of the University of Michigan-Flint’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, a member of the Flint-Genesee Board of Trustees, a member of Genesee County’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission. and serves as Vice President of the Northridge Academy Board of Directors.

He is a past member of the Beecher Board of Education where he held several offices during his six-year tenure, including one term as President. Mr. Winfrey was co-founder and former executive director of the Coalition for Positive Youth Development. He is a recent recipient of the Genesee District Library’s Award of Excellence presented each February to local African Americans for their contributions to the community.

In 2021, Mr. Winfrey negotiated the acquisition of a new home for the historic McCree Theatre, a former United Methodist Church located at 4601 Clio Road, on the border of the City of Flint and Mt. Morris Township.  In addition, he conceptualized and supervised the renovation of the facility from a church to a performing arts center and Community Hub.

He and his wife Shirley have two adult daughters, Jerri Winfrey-Carter, who serves as the 5^th Ward Councilperson for the City of Flint, and Tracy Winfrey-Edwards, a retired education administrator who resides in Silver Spring, MD.

You can reach Commissioner Winfrey at Cwinfrey@geneseecountymi.gov or (810) 341-5931.