C.C. Hawk was born in Chicago and educated there before going to the East Coast to attend a college preparatory boarding school and an Ivy League College. She returned to Chicago to complete a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance. Ms. Hawk’s 30-year career included stints as a small business consultant at two major accounting firms, a 16-year run in a variety of mid-level management positions at a major airline and her final twelve years of working life in Director roles at a national not-for profit organization. Ms. Hawk is happily married to her soulmate, and they have an adult son. She and her husband of over 37 years enjoy international and domestic travel. They have traveled so far to 40 states, 38 countries and all seven continents.