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seemed like the right fit. Then one day he had an epiphany. Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography Provided
In April of 2002, on the day of his senior prom, Chuck Haberman was involved in a terrible car accident that severed his left leg and had him questioning his future.
“I decided that I was not going to let this devastating thing define me,” Haberman says. “I was going to do something bigger than myself.” In February of 2007, Haberman joined the United States Marine Corps following boot camp in San Diego. After completing engineering studies in North Carolina, he was sent to Okinawa, Japan, and subsequently traveled to Thailand, the Philippines, mainland Japan, Australia and Southeast Asia. In Okinawa, his mission was demolition.
and his mission was to support and improve tactical mobility by providing route clearance, roadway development and bridging. Throughout his eight years of military service, Haberman discovered a passion for service as he saw the impacts of leadership and the power of relationships. When he returned to Indiana, he earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership, supervision and human resources management, as well as a master’s degree in organization development and change.
(317) 399-9069 | HELLOKAHLO.COM “My post-high school plans were thrown out the window,” says Haberman, who graduated from Greenfield-Central High School and spent the following year enduring multiple surgeries and a ton of grueling physical therapy so he could walk again.
Haberman worked at Custom Concrete, 900 PLEASANT STREET | NOBLESVILLE, IN 46060 focusing on employee engagement and Living in a hospital bed in his parents’ living room, Haberman reassessed his life. After briefly studying accounting and then switching gears to study music, he ultimately decided that neither field
“We built explosives,” Haberman says. “If we went to a building and it was locked, we unlocked it.” He was later deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom,
marketing, and helping the company grow its talent development, before moving into the role of workforce development manager for the City of Noblesville in May of 2019. Haberman, who currently lives in Noblesville with his wife Kari, daughter Paige and son Connor, likes
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