Director of Community Engaged Scholars

Chris Freeman serves as the Community Engaged Scholars Coordinator at Maryville College. In his role, he helps students find success in Community Engagement! Primarily, he supports students in the Bonner, Bradford, and Brahams Scholarship programs and interviews and selects incoming scholars along with the other Community Engaged Staff. Alongside work with the Center for Community Engagement, Chris serves as the Staff Mentor for MCVotes, Maryville College’s student-led voter registration initiative. 

Background

Chris is originally from Georgia, where he earned a B.S.Ed in Theatre Education from Columbus State University. Much of his work after college has been at the cross-section of theatre and teaching- he’s been a summer camp instructor, professional actor and designer, an elementary educator, and most recently an arts administrator with Flying Anvil Theatre in Knoxville. He and his family live in Knoxville, where they attempt to get out into nature as much as possible, and into the closest restaurant whenever they get back!