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Work History
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Certification
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Jeremy Freeman

Ingleside,IL

Summary

12+ years experience working with the YMCA, and Non-Profit residential camping. Started as a counselor in 2012 working Summer Camp, continuing on to teaching Outdoor Education, and work with groups and retreats. From 2013, I decided to make working within the YMCA and Non-Profit organizations my career.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Program Director

YMCA Camp Duncan
03.2024 - Current
  • Due to the lack of Executive Director, I was promoted to Senior Program Director.
  • Direct Supervisor to the Overnight Camp Director, Day Camp Director, Food Services Director, and Group Services Program Manager.
  • Still working as Group Services Director.
  • Responsible for the upkeep and maintaining of all program areas at camp.
  • Engage with parents about various issues regarding Summer and Group camping.
  • Apart of a leadership team that included the Finance Manager, Maintenance Director, and Interim Executive Director.
  • Helping with the management of our kitchen as we are looking for a Food Service Director.

Director of Group Services

YMCA Camp Duncan
08.2021 - Current
  • Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.
  • Directly responsible of Group Services staff (Live on and Hourly).
  • Worked with schools and leaders from across the area to plan their trip to Camp.
  • Maintains budget for the Group Services Department.

Sports Director

YMCA Of Greater Toledo
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Sports Director for the Fort Meigs, Anthony Wayne, and East YMCA's.
  • Provided ongoing direction and leadership for Youth and Adult Sports.
  • Hired and supervised instructors within the Sports Department.
  • Provided instruction materials to help them run various Camps, Clinics, and Sports leagues.
  • Maintained the budget for the Sports Department.
  • Provided parents guidance on what it is there children were learning and the Direction of the Sports Department.

Member Experience Associate

Fort Meigs YMCA
06.2020 - Current
  • Offered this position within the Association after job at YMCA Storer Camps was eliminated.
  • Evaluated customer information to explore issues, develop potential solutions and maintain high-quality service.
  • Maintained accurate and current customer account data with manual forms processing and digital information updates.
  • Followed up with customers regularly via phone and email to obtain payments and schedule services.
  • Fit Coach in our wellness center.
  • Assisted the Sports Director in all of our youth sports programming which includes running Baseball, Basketball, and Football clinics and camps.
  • Supervised our Fall and Winter Youth Basketball Leagues at the Eastern Community YMCA
  • Helped organize and run Family and Youth events happening at the Branch.

Weekend Manager

YMCA Storer Camps
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • 2nd in charge to our SPGR programs.
  • Main email and phone contact leading up to a groups stay.
  • Planned the groups entire trip for the duration of their stay.
  • Created the groups daily schedule if they asked for activities.
  • Assigned staff to work activities.
  • Hosted all meals.
  • Acted as one of the main hosts for the groups.
  • Handled billing for each group at the end of each stay.
  • Often ran our Camp Store for groups.
  • Assisted Housekeeping with the cleaning of lodges.
  • Job furloughed and eliminated due to Covid-19 in May of 2020.

Conference Specialist/Program Instructor/Logistics

YMCA Camp Hanes
02.2019 - 09.2019

Acted as the main contact for all of our Rental and Weekend Groups. Supervised Staff that were hired to work with the weekend activities.
Taught Outdoor Education to school aged children during the week.
Helped facilitate low and high ropes initiatives.
Delivered mail to all campers and counselors during the summer.
Assigned night off to all staff during the week.
Distributed and went through cabin and parent letters that we mailed at the end of the summer.
Served on Leadership staff and helped out at various activities when needed.

Program Specialist

YMCA Camp Wilson
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Taught Outdoor Education to kids of various ages from around Ohio
  • Helped the Conference Director with various weekend groups that required camp leadership or instruction

Assoc. Program Director

YMCA Camp Collins
08.2017 - 06.2018
  • 2nd in charge to the Senior Program Director when it came to retreats and conferences.
  • Helped develop the newlyacquired OE program.
  • Worked with maintenance and housekeeping to ensure camp was running properly andhelped with cleaning cabins and bathrooms after a group departed camp.

Naturalist/Adventure Specialist

YMCA Camp Greenville
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Taught Outdoor Education to kids of various ages around the Southeast.
  • Assisted the Group Director with severalweekend groups during the spring season.
  • Ran week long and a 2 week long trip off a camp grounds in variousstates that included caving, kayaking, and overall sight seeing.

Head of General/Extreme Sports

Circle F Dude Ranch
05.2015 - 09.2016
  • In charge of General Sports and Extreme Sports for summer camp in 2015 and 2016.

Counselor, CIT Director, Head Naturalist

YMCA Camp Cosby
05.2012 - 05.2015
  • Summer Camp Counselor in 2012.
  • Naturalist during the fall and spring.
  • Won Naturalist of the Semester in the fall of2012 and spring of 2013.
  • After a change in leadership, became Head Naturalist during the fall of 2014.
  • Hobbies & InterestsAbility to get along with anyone without forcing a relationship.
  • Knows how to keep to mood light at all times while being respectful to whatever the situation.
  • Lover of all sports and always looking to keep my body in shape.

Education

Associate of Science - Applied Mathematics

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
05.2011

Some College (No Degree) - Recreation

Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL

High School Diploma -

Hoover High School
Hoover, AL
2006

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • Active listening
  • Adaptive team player
  • High-energy attitude
  • Problem-solving abilities

References

Madeline Lombardo - Senior Program Director of SPGR - YMCA Storer Camps, Director of Camping Services - YMCA Camp Pendalouan - 616-566-2987

Brian Frawley - Executive Director - YMCA Storer Camps, Owner of Wolf Pack Discs - 517-262-0973

Jesse Wells - Senior Program Director of Summer Camp - YMCA Storer Camps, Account Manager - 845-754-4166

Languages

English Native

Certification

Basic Life Support - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

Basic First Aid - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

Emergency Oxygen - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

YMCA Leadership Certification - YMCA of the USA - No expiration

Timeline

Senior Program Director

YMCA Camp Duncan
03.2024 - Current

Director of Group Services

YMCA Camp Duncan
08.2021 - Current

Sports Director

YMCA Of Greater Toledo
03.2021 - 08.2021

Member Experience Associate

Fort Meigs YMCA
06.2020 - Current

Weekend Manager

YMCA Storer Camps
09.2019 - 05.2020

Conference Specialist/Program Instructor/Logistics

YMCA Camp Hanes
02.2019 - 09.2019

Program Specialist

YMCA Camp Wilson
09.2018 - 12.2018

Assoc. Program Director

YMCA Camp Collins
08.2017 - 06.2018

Naturalist/Adventure Specialist

YMCA Camp Greenville
02.2017 - 08.2017

Head of General/Extreme Sports

Circle F Dude Ranch
05.2015 - 09.2016

Counselor, CIT Director, Head Naturalist

YMCA Camp Cosby
05.2012 - 05.2015

Associate of Science - Applied Mathematics

The University of Alabama

Some College (No Degree) - Recreation

Tuskegee University

High School Diploma -

Hoover High School

Basic Life Support - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

Basic First Aid - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

Emergency Oxygen - American Safety and Health Institute - 5/05/2023 - 5/05/2025

YMCA Leadership Certification - YMCA of the USA - No expiration

Jeremy Freeman