Craig O. Freeland Jr
Environmental & Education Professional
Lanham,MD
Summary
Professional program management expert with extensive experience in implementing and overseeing successful projects. Adept at fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs to achieve strategic goals. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, project planning, and resource allocation. Reliable, results-driven, and prepared to make significant impact in this role.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Officer
Institute for Sustainable Communities
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Developed a library of resources and provided training to 13 EPA Regional Technical Assistance Centers seeking to build their capacity to provide high-quality technical assistance to entities eligible for EPA environmental justice grants.
- Organized over 15 virtual convenings to foster peer-to-peer learning within the EPA TCTAC network.
- Collaboratively designed grantmaking processes for $10M of funds, ensured effective outreach to community-based organizations in federally-designated disadvantaged communities, and developed a menu of success-support services for grantees.
- Provided needs-based assistance to EPA Regional Grantmakers in EPA Regions 1-3 to amplify their outreach and build their capacity to support their grantees.
Program Assistant/Grant Manager
Chesapeake Bay Trust
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided administrative support to program administrators by opening & closing applications, preparing applications for review, and sending award notices to applicants.
- Trained new staff on the Blackbaud grants administration software and further supported their onboarding through programmatic crash courses.
- Managed the $35K Veterans Engagement Mini Grant program, which provided funding for organizations providing healing and therapeutic services, outdoor recreation, community engagement, and green jobs training to veterans.
Environmental Educator
Nature Forward
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Wrote and delivered 6-week of camp programming for campers between the ages of 5-7 and ages 8-10.
- Ensured a safe and fun camp experience for the campers by enforcing COVID safety precautions, adapting activities to include their interests, and keeping campers cool in the hot summer heat.
Maker Educator
K.I.D. Museum
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Instructed youth aged 4-14 in coding, fabrication, woodworking, sewing, and other hands-on skills.
- Created engaging curriculum and activities for partner schools and summer camps.
- Spearheaded the development of new activities for the museum's grand opening.
- Led an afterschool program twice a week at a local elementary school to offer maker education to underserved youth.
- Trained over 15 program facilitators and apprentices on K.I.D. Museum’s curriculum and tools to help build their comfort interacting with youth participants and safely teaching them maker skills.
Education Intern
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Facilitated remote programming for high school-aged youth focused on community science.
- Led small circles that help youth foster connections with one another.
- Aided in troubleshooting of apps to ensure youth could properly record data.
Organizing Fellow
Friends of the Earth
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Recruited and trained community organizers seeking to advance clean energy policy.
- Facilitated in-person and virtual group meetings for community organizers.
- Implemented direct actions to apply pressure to decision makers and demand accountability.
Facilitator
Freelance Learning Pod Facilitator
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Supported 3 third-graders through their virtual schooling.
- Assisted with any technical difficulties faced by the students during school time.
- Facilitated down-time activities like recess, talent shows, and theatre.
Program Assistant
M.A.E.O.E.
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Provided direct assistance to schools looking to apply for or recertify their green school award.
- Developed marketing materials for our community events and workshops.
- Managed the organization's contact database by keeping it up-to-date.
- Managed effective program outreach plans to support the growth of the Maryland Green Schools program.
- Provided schools and environmental education centers with informational workshops to assist in their Green School/Green Center award application or recertification process.
- Adapted Project Learning Tree lessons to consider hybrid & virtual teaching and trained teachers on how to make additional adaptations for their specific classrooms.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Environmental Studies, Educational Studies
Denison University
Granville, OH 01.2015 - 01.2019
Skills
Microsoft Office & Google Suite
President's Medal
Denison University President's Medal (2019)
Awarded for academic achievement, service to community, contribution to the arts, enlargement of the community’s global perspective, leadership ability and contribution to community discourse.
Certification
Workflow Specialist
Timeline
Workflow Specialist
03-2025
Program Officer
Institute for Sustainable Communities
09.2023 - 06.2025
Program Assistant/Grant Manager
Chesapeake Bay Trust
08.2022 - 05.2023
Environmental Educator
Nature Forward
06.2022 - 08.2022
Maker Educator
K.I.D. Museum
08.2021 - 06.2022
Education Intern
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
08.2021 - 06.2022
Organizing Fellow
Friends of the Earth
08.2021 - 06.2022
Facilitator
Freelance Learning Pod Facilitator
01.2021 - 05.2021
Program Assistant
M.A.E.O.E.
08.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Environmental Studies, Educational Studies
Denison University
01.2015 - 01.2019
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