Julene Freitas

Special Events Associate

Julene has over 20 years of administration and outreach experience working with many Bay Area non-profits including Restore Hetch Hetchy, the David Brower Center, the Children’s Defense Fund-CA and the Environmental Defense Fund.  She is thrilled to join the team at California ICAN where she can use her broad range of skills, combined with her commitment to and passion for the natural environmental and social justice issues.

Julene holds a degree in Environmental Management and Restoration from Merritt College. She currently volunteers for the Marine Mammal Center and has volunteered for the Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary, and Inner City Outings (Sierra Club) as a river and cross-country skiing guide. During her free time, she loves adventures, exploring the outdoors with her two daughters and two dogs, dancing, getting lost in the woods, and swimming in the ocean.