Councilman Boyd Owle represents the Birdtown and 3200 Acre Tract Communities. He is one of seven children to the late Robert (Bob) Owle and the late Helen Enloe Owle. He attended the Cherokee Central School System and is a graduate of Cherokee High School from there he entered the workforce full-time.
Boyd’s career with the Tribe started at the age of 16 working for various Tribal Summer Programs and then he was employed by the Cherokee Boys Club for over 20 years before going to work for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino. He worked at the casino for 12 years. His career from there led him to the Tribe where he served as the Tribal Sanitation Manager for 8 years. Boyd worked for the Tribe for 43 consecutive years and he planned to retire from the Tribe in September 2017 but his desire to serve his Tribe took over.
At the age of 47, Boyd enrolled in The Adult Studies Accelerated Program at Montreat College where he received his Associates of Science Degree in 2004. Having the urge to pursue his education further he then received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in 2006 and then he received a Master of Science in Management and Leadership Degree in 2009.
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