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Joel
Berman - Executive Director
Joel
Berman lost his left leg above the knee in a Chicago, IL railroad
accident in the summer of 1981. After three years of rehabilitation,
Joel re-entered the workforce and began participating in adaptive
sports & recreation. Berman has an extensive background
in corporate management, corporate real estate, and finance.
While in Chicago, Joel specialized in derivative products
arbitrage and corporate money management for 10 years.
After
relocating to Colorado 1994, Joel became more involved with
disabled sports and recreation by sharing his knowledge of
paddle sports, water-skiing, sailing, skiing, and adventure
as a volunteer instructor for adaptive programs around Colorado.
Most notably, his passion for working with the disabled community
resulted in 10 years as a volunteer ski and sailing instructor
for the National Sports Center for the Disabled, and a subsequent
certification as a PSIA-certified adaptive ski instructor.
Berman's combination of business experience and personal experience,
led to the creation of Adaptive Adventures in 1999.
In
October 2003, Joel and his family relocated back the the Chicago
area to open a second office in order to further develop Midwest
programming and opportunities for Adaptive Adventures. Berman's
extensive experience in company development, management, and
disability make him ideally suited as the Executive Director
of Adaptive Adventures.
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