About

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James Freeman has provided leadership development, training, and consultation across North America and internationally, helping organizations strengthen teams, build leadership capacity, and create lasting positive change in their communities.

He holds an M.A. in Organizational Leadership and brings over 30 years of experience in the Child and Youth Care field, spanning direct care, supervision, and senior leadership. He is the author and editor of numerous publications, including Holding the Center: Leading with Heart in a World of Hurt (forthcoming), a recipient of the National Staff Development and Training Association’s Career Achievement Award, and has served on international boards including the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice and the Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services.

He also serves as a Senior Trainer with the Open Doors program at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, which equips adults with a relational approach that empowers young people to navigate substance use and behavioral health challenges and helps build safer, more supportive communities.