President
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 for
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. In his role as CFT President, Freitas
serves as a vice president of the California Labor Federation and
the AFT.