Kandice Freeman
Summary
Dynamic Program and Project Manager with 11+ years of experience leading community wellness initiatives, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, and driving operational efficiency across nonprofit, education, and government environments. Proven track record in grant management, partnership development, workshop facilitation, and cross-functional team leadership. Seeking to leverage strengths in program design, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement to support an organization dedicated to community impact, education, or workforce development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
WTL Initiative LLC
02.2016 - Current
- Manage accounts payable and receivables, including invoicing and purchases.
- Plan, facilitate, and teach adult and youth workshops on financial literacy, computer literacy, and career readiness.
- Provide financial counseling, career coaching, and administrative support services.
- Manage consulting agreements and corresponding workload for multiple clients simultaneously, resolve client problems, and address concerns via phone, email, and in-person meetings.
- Teach technical education such as social media and Excel for Seniors.
- Manage product inventory, promotion, sales, and distribution.
- Provide consulting in Career and Technical Education on agriculture programs for DCPS.
Program Manager
Way To Live Foundation
03.2006 - 09.2025
- Plan, facilitate, and teach adult and youth wellness presentations and workshops including wellness workshops for women, church wellness seminars, and youth entrepreneurship.
- Research, procure, manage, and report grant funding, resulting in over $150,000 awarded.
- Ensure organizational compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations.
- Manage and coordinate food distribution events in partnership with local farms.
- Foster partnerships with local businesses and organizations for health and wellness programs.
- Recruit, train, and supervise 3 program managers and 3 student interns.
- Develop, administer, and monitor program budgets for project management and reporting.
- Lead marketing efforts including online marketing, fundraising programs, and program registrations.
Project Specialist
National Park Service
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Community liaison and mentor on professionalism of media student interns.
- Use project management skills to manage over 35 media projects lifecycles.
- Perform program evaluation, recommend improvements to program operations and management.
- Initiate, develop, and facilitate implementation of a training plan for new Project Specialists.
- Manage a high volume of email correspondence related to project management issues including employee hours, funding authorization, and project planning.
- Participate in project meetings with organization leadership, regional partners and park personnel.
- Provide reviews on media projects to Media Specialists impacting park visitor experience at Parks.
STEM Program Admin Assistant
Patriots Technology Training Program
05.2017 - 04.2020
- Provide technical assistance to students 3rd through 8th grade during STEM simulations.
- Work with STEM Specialists to support event logistics, and purchase program supplies.
- Communicate with community stakeholders by phone, email and in person meetings manage programs.
- Create and distribute marketing materials, social media content and newsletters of program activities for 1,000+ subscribers.
Education Associate
Junior Achievement- Finance Park
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Supports students, volunteers and teachers through the JA Finance Park simulation.
- Prepares and maintains a safe and sanitary environment for school visits and events.
- Conduct daily inventory of simulation materials and equipment.
- Use oral communication skills to animate program script & present material in an engaging manner.
Program and Budget Analyst
Department of Justice
07.2002 - 02.2014
- Served as financial subject matter expert to the CIO, Deputy CIO, and Chief of Staff, identifying and resolving financial issues and advising on the execution of over $100M in technology funds.
- Calculated, processed, and tracked disbursement of multi-year funds for 5 divisions.
- Planned and facilitated briefings and financial reviews for executive level managers.
- Wrote budget justifications/impact statements for full funding of $3.7M IT Security.
- Created budget tracking tool of available funding for $100M in contract dollars.
- Initiated, developed, and wrote standard operating procedures and process improvement plans, by leading a group of 20 subject matter experts to document job actions, and facilitating meetings to gain team consensus and management approval.
- Conducted research for Bureau Leadership Institute of learning technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of bureau training, and developed a blended learning plan for New Supervisor Course.
- Interpreted and applied federal budgetary laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Served as the Budget Office representative on the development team for the bureau financial system upgrade.
Education
Bachelor’s of Science - Business Administration
Towson University
Towson, MDNutritional Counseling -
International Institute of Original Medicine
Smithfield, VAProject Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager -
Franklin Covey
OnlineSkills
- Workshop Planning and Facilitation
- Program management
- Grant writing
- Community engagement
- Project coordination
- Stakeholder communication
- Workshop facilitation
- Budget management
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Adaptability to change
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Partnership development
- Flexible and adaptable
- Product development
- Recruitment and hiring
- Resource allocation
- Marketing
- Budget coordination
- Financial leadership
- Professional writing
- Remote team management
- Cross functional team builder
- Verbal and written communication
- Community outreach
- Work Planning and Prioritization
Affiliations Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Facilitator, Zion Church EQUIP Training, 07/01/23, 08/31/24
Timeline
Project Specialist
National Park Service
11.2020 - 04.2022
Education Associate
Junior Achievement- Finance Park
12.2019 - 03.2020
STEM Program Admin Assistant
Patriots Technology Training Program
05.2017 - 04.2020
Consultant
WTL Initiative LLC
02.2016 - Current
Program Manager
Way To Live Foundation
03.2006 - 09.2025
Program and Budget Analyst
Department of Justice
07.2002 - 02.2014
Bachelor’s of Science - Business Administration
Towson University
Nutritional Counseling -
International Institute of Original Medicine
Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager -
Franklin Covey