She was also employed by the Department of Homeland Security as Program Manager of Transportation Worker Identification Credential and as Assistant Federal Security Director for the Southwest Florida International Airport. Ms. Charney spent 25 years working with the Michigan legislature to pass many traffic safety laws, including major drunk driving reforms. Governors of both parties appointed her to serve on several Michigan boards and commissions. Ms. Charney was also a volunteer professor and chair of the Faculty Council at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. She served as the first woman president of the Ingham County Bar Association, vice president of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, president of Mid-Michigan Women’s Lawyers Association and chair of the Michigan Bar Association Annual Convention for years. In retirement, Ms. Charney has become a watercolor and mixed media artist. She teaches art at the local college and her work can be seen at www.elainecharney.com.