Technologist/Recruiter
Charles Wood was born and raised in Newnan, GA, and attended Newnan High School. He was a superb athlete lettering in baseball and football. In football, he was a 2-time All-Region and All-County fullback putting up impressive numbers during his career at Newnan. He earned a football scholarship to attend Grambling State University and played running back and special teams for the Tigers. He was a part of the 2005 SWAC Championship Team. He began his coaching career in Chicago, IL in 2016 at Gary Comer High School. He was the assistant coach and help the school win its first championship title. Charles currently works for a Fortune 100 company, PulteGroup Homebuilding as an IT Engineer. Outside the corporate world, he works as a recruiter for Empowered 4 Life. He now resides in Indianapolis, IN where he is the Offensive Coordinator for Phalen Leadership Academy and is a proud father of four children; Andrew (13), Ahna (12), Ahmena (10), and Ahmara (5).