Jermaine is interviewed here by Sara Toering
After leaving YTI Jermaine spent half of his senior year in New York City in a program designed to study the city itself. He finished his senior year of high school back in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jermaine went on to Morehouse College in Atlanta where he studied drama. While in Atlanta for college, Jermaine worked for fellow YTI 1996 alum Hannah Loring-Davis’s mom Murphy Davis at the Open Door Community. While he was at Morehouse he also had opportunity to do semester at sea and he traveled around world by ship during his junior year.
After graduating from Morehouse, Jermaine moved back to Chattanooga and worked in the airline industry for several years and then the U.S. postal Service. While working at the Postal Service, Jermaine and his brother Jarrod went into business together and started a web design company. As he and Jarrod worked on their upstart business, Jermaine continued his work with the U.S. Postal Service and then taught 6th grade world history. In April of 2010, Jermaine began working with the Obama campaign and he ultimately became a regional community organizer for the campaign in southeast Tennessee. Jermaine is currently in business with his brother, working for the Obama campaign, and in his last year of business school at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. When Jermaine finishes school his primary focus will be in business with his brother. Jermaine would also like to run for office in his local community.
When asked how YTI affected his life, Jermaine described how YTI taught him to always look for new and challenging experiences and to never stop dreaming. “We established a real community of people and to one extent or another, my life has always been in pursuit of community—I can do that if I am always opening myself up to new experiences and trying to make the world a better place.”
Jermaine described several questions that he is currently exploring regarding his vocation—in particular aspects of his business career. For example, Jermaine is exploring the balance of remaining humble and doing good for people in the world while also building a successful and profitable business. “How do I balance wanting to be financially secure with doing Gods will all at the same time?”
Jermaine asked to relay the following message to his YTI 1996 classmates: “Keep the faith. Life is tough and for any who have struggled with any aspect of life since 1996—keep the faith and try to be a lover!” Jermaine’s phone number is below and he invites anyone from 1996 to reconnect.
Jermaine Freeman: 423-785-6605
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