Program Coordinator Financial Services
Resume:
Resume of Michael Freedberg
East Boston, MA 02128
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JOB OJECTIVE :
I seek
(1) permanent employment or a consultancy, with a focus on community outreach, communications, administration, or investigation, in any of the following fields:
(a) fair housing issues, as set forth in the regulations issued by the City of Boston fair Housing Commission
( b ) neighborhood development, including zoning, land use planning, community comment, enterprise advisory, assistance with funding, market assessment, and in general all matters involving development, entrepreneurs, community, and access.
(c) housing issues including zoning matters, design, affordability demand, density problems, infrastructure impacts as well as homelessness matters
(d) financial services administration, as I worked on at Boston Water & Sewer
(e ) organizational administration generally
(2) outreach counseling to seniors in need of services or to youth in need of guidance counseling
WORK EXPERIENCE :
Program Coordinator I
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - Boston, MA, April 2023 to April 2025
2023 was my second year serving as a coordinator of DCR's Summer Nights programs, assisting some 80 partner events. From beginning of 2024 to end of job at the end of March 2025 I served as office assistant to Bill Hickey, the Director of Community Relations.
Financial Services Representative
Boston Water and Sewer Commission - Boston, MADecember 2022 to April 2023
Performed transaction intake, bookkeeping both intake and outgo, reconciled accounts.
All on a daily basis, in office, 8 am to 5 pm.
Reason for leaving : was offered my 2022 Department of Conservation position again, at a higher pay
Program Coordinator I
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - Boston, MA, April 2022 to September 2022
coordinator of volunteers stewarding DCR parks and beaches; also wrote up 79 playground descriptions for DCR website
consultant and canvassing
Erin Murphy for Boston City Council - Boston, MA, March 2021 to September 2021
advising campaign manager on campaign priorities and messaging; canvassing methods and outreach skills
Mariua Esdale Farrell, field director, City Council campaign, 2019 (District Five)
Governor Charlie Baker, re-election campaign 2018, represented the Governor at meetings throughout East Boston, all of 2018, as well as canvassing
music critic
Boston Phoenix - Boston, MAMay 1979 to March 2013
Boston Phoenix, wrote music and drama criticism weekly, 1979 to 2013.
EDUCATION :
LL.B in civil procedure and Labor Law
Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA, September 1962 to June 1965
Bachelor's degree cum laude in English and History
Princeton University - Princeton, NJ, September 1958 to June 1962
High school diploma or GED
Phillips Andover Academy - Andover, MA, September 1955 to June 1958
SKILLS
Content management
Canvassing
Legal Research - 10+ years
Content creation
Marketing
Strategic Planning - 10+ years
English - 10+ years
Email Marketing
Paralegal
Legal Drafting - 10+ years
Blogging - 10+ years
Proofreading - 10+ years
Events Management
Copywriting
Writing Skills - 10+ years
Social Media Management - 7 years
Adobe Acrobat - 10+ years
Branding - 10+ years
Public relations
Negotiation - 10+ years
Merchandising - 2 years
Event planning
Interviewing - 10+ years
Digital Marketing
WordPress - 7 years
Door-to-door
Presentation Skills
Editing
Communication skills
Microsoft Office
Organizational skills
Analysis skills
Copy editing
Management
Project management
Computer skills
LANGUAGES
French – 75% fluent, 100% reading
REFERENCES
Gabriella Coletta Zapata, City Councillor for Boston District One
Bill Hickey, Supervisor at Massachusetts DCR
Stephen Mulloney, Director of Communications, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Pat Capogreco, CEO at Cargo Ventures
Maria Esdale Farrell, Boston L:icensing Division
Luke Corcoran, Director of Financial services, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
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