Mark Freeman is the Chief Executive of Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS). He joined CCVS in October 2011 after working at Skills Third Sector, a national organisation promoting the importance of learning and development to charities and voluntary organisations.

He has extensive experience working in the sector at local, regional, and national levels. He has also been a trustee for a number of organisations both in Cambridge and nationally.

Mark has a Masters in Business Administration from the Open University and Post Grad Diplomas in Development Management and in Housing Management.

In his spare time, Mark is a father to two girls (which takes up most of his time) as well as a trustee at Camtrust, he is also involved with a number of groups in the village he lives in.

Most Sunday mornings you can find him volunteering at the Cambridge Junior Parkrun at Milton Country Park.

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