We are the people we serve.
35% of us are justice-involved or impacted
Executive Leadership
Jason Wang
Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Bechtolsheim
Chief Program Officer
Marc Cull
Chief Technology Officer
Career Services
Career Services equips graduates to embrace their new career without shame or fear about their background, transforming potential barriers into strengths during the hiring process
O'Neal Heard
Career Services Manager
Bianca Pottinger
Success Coach
Chrissy Howard
Success Coach
Emmanuel Martinez
Success Coach
La'Wanda Olaniran
Success Coach
Development
The Development team builds relationship-first revenue partnerships to transform donor dollars into legit second chances
Nick Kelso
Development Manager
James Hazelton
Social Enterprise Lead
Government Partnerships
The Government Partnerships team works alongside the American Workforce System to leverage public resources for successful reentry and job placement
Christian Govea
State Engagement Manager
Marquise Roberson
State Engagement Manager
People Ops
Our People Operations team guides organizational strategy, growth, and talent management
Dr. Sytisha D. Claycomb
People Operations Director
Product Engineering
Our Product Engineering team designs easy-to-use tools that break down barriers to employment and Reentry Ecosystem tech to create systemic change
Mo Berry
Director of Product Operations
Ross Patton
Tech Lead
Javiera Cabello
Senior Software Engineer
Skyler Lemay
Senior Software Engineer
Program Services
The Success Team guides Free Agents through every step of the program while providing support for the real-life challenges along the way
Brigid Toney
Program Manager
Steph Cunningham
Implementation and Strategy Lead
Brittany Kee
Educator
Bob Eissenman
Success Coach
Shelley Perry
Success Coach
Taylor Pennington
Success Coach
Board of Directors
Jason Green
Chairman, Founder & General Partner Emergence Capital
Andy Bromberg
Director, CEO of Eco Inc.
Kumar Garg
Director, President at Renaissance Philanthropy
Jason Wang
Director, Founder & CEO of FreeWorld
Our story began with entrepreneur and filmmaker Matt Mochary, who, after witnessing the struggles of those in poverty-stricken areas, recognized the barriers faced by returning citizens. He funded vocational education for them, noting that the trucking industry consistently provided opportunities. Collaborating with Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, and Andy Bromberg, they recruited Jason Wang to scale this initiative nationwide. Today, FreeWorld stands as a beacon of hope, offering legitimate second chances to those ready to transform their lives.
