Jeffery M. Freitas was elected CFT President in March 2019 after serving as CFT Secretary Treasurer for eight years. A credentialed secondary math teacher, Freitas has advocated on behalf of members and the education community for more than two decades as president of the Carpinteria Association of United School Employees, AFT Local 2216, and as a field representative and lobbyist for the CFT. Freitas also serves as a Vice President of the AFT and as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of California Labor Unions. He is also a member of the Governor’s Council for Post-Secondary Education, and a board member of Equality California.

UP FRONT WITH THE CFT PRESIDENT