Editor’s Note: This article is part of our series of highlighted exemplar recognitions. See our introduction post for all the details, or view all the posts in this series. This article was written by Central Pennsylvania Area Rep Jacob Kriner.

Charles Featherer is a Level 1 Judge from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Relatively new to the Judge Program, Charles is already a prolific writer, contributing to the five-part series Entwining Experiences. He was recognized by Paul Baranay, Michael Arrowsmith, and Shawn Doherty, who had the following to say about Charles’ participation in the community:

Charles, I wanted to recognize you for your involvement in the Customer Service project, and for our discussions about the Wood Badge course and entwining experiences. You are a very deep thinker and, even more importantly, you’re eager to share these thoughts for the improvement of the community. Keep it up! – Paul Baranay

I have always enjoyed working with you, even though the process to L1 was difficult. Now that you have made it, your contributions to the program and your local community continue to impress. You are a natural leader, but also have a great willingness to learn. I look forward to seeing everything you accomplish in the program. – Michael Arrowsmith

Charles, I wanted to recognize your efforts to make the Magic community better. Since becoming a judge, you have been an active poster in the JudgeApps forums and been part of the Customer Service section of the Player Experience sphere. One particular situation I wanted to call out was when you were looking to help handle a store where the play environment was uncomfortable to some people. You reached out to me and others to look for a solution and were willing to reach out to the store to help improve the player experience. It shows your desire to make the community experience better for everyone. – Shawn Doherty

Here’s what Jacob Kriner had to say about this recommendation:

Charles Featherer is a Level 1 judge from Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Some of you may know him as MTGDad. Charles has taken great strides in improving the magic community and player experiences. I had the pleasure of working with him on the Customer Service Project where he has provided input. In addition to his efforts on improving the magic community, he is active on the Judge Forums where he is eager to both provide insight and demonsrate willingness to improve from others experience.