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A life of significance

Related Topics: September 11 attacks

Each of us takes a different path which leads us to the place in which we were meant to be. Charlie Skalaski was inspired by his presence in Manhattan on 9/11 to emark on a radically different career, coaching football instead of corporate America.

After having a successful stint as a defensive back at Florida including three bowl game appearances, Skalaski remained in Gainesville to be a graduate assistant while receiving his Master’s Degree in public administration. Once he completed graduate school, the Miami-native worked his way up the corporate ladder, until he became the manager of the New York City office for Steelcase.