Jim Freedman

Background & Experience:

Member of the original University Park strategic planning committee under the direction of Laurie Evans

Board Member and Treasurer of the Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness from 2010-2015 Helped to develop a strategic plan to address homelessness by purchasing housing through fund raising and exploiting available state and federal funds.

Professor Boston University School of Management 2001-2017
Taught classes in business strategy and entrepreneurship. Helped with the design and launch of a
program to help launch startups

Why I’m Interested:
We have lived in UP for 10 years and have watched our volunteer run into opposition as we pursue ideas to improve our country club services and oﬀerings. I believe that it may be impossible for everyone in the HOA to be on the same page particularly when it comes to spending money. I do believe that a solid strategic plan would go a long way towards gaining the majority of owners to understand what needs to be done and why.

I feel that the plan would need to be grounded in choices that can be voted upon by the owners. These choices would address the future state of the country club using aspirational clubs in the area as examples of what the future state could look like. Choices about the types of services and amenities that we should oﬀer as well as how those services would be paid for are examples of strategic choices that need to be discussed, considered, evaluated and agreed upon.