James Freeman
James Freeman is the founder of Training Grounds and facilitator of the Trauma-Informed Leadership Certificate Program.
James holds an MA in Organizational Leadership and brings over 30 years of experience in the Child and Youth Care and nonprofit sector, spanning direct care to senior leadership. He is the author of Holding the Center: Leading with Heart in a World of Hurt (forthcoming) and a recipient of the NSDTA Career Achievement Award.
James has trained and consulted across a diversity of trauma-exposed settings, helping organizations stabilize teams, strengthen leadership pipelines, and sustain their mission under pressure.
He has served on international boards, including the Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services, and is an associate member of the California Alliance for Child and Family Services.