About Washington Fair Trade Coalition

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Executive Director

Julie has been serving as the Washington Fair Trade Coalition Education Fund’s Director since February 2022. She has previous organizing experience in police accountability and alternative community safety programs, as well as professional experience in food justice. She holds a B.A. in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Washington.

Interim President

Jackie brings her perspective as a former Machinist Union labor leader and current WA State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Executive Board member to help guide and focus our work relating to the goals and concerns our union coalition partners have about trade issues such as outsourcing jobs and worker protection rules. 

As the President of the WA State chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, she brings the collective voice of seniors to our Board to ensure we fight for fair trade goals that won’t negatively impact prescription drug prices , hamper Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices, block patent reform laws or jeopardize the government’s ability to list and price prescription drugs in public programs, like Medicaid, which millions of seniors and people with disabilities rely on. 

Board Member

Board Member

ILWU Local 51, raised a fisherman, sailed with the IBU for ten years on tugs and work boats. Serves as a Port Commissioner in Chinook, WA and is a staunch rural maritime advocate.

Board Member

Sophia joins us representing SPEEA, and has a unique background at the intersection of trade, labor, and the environment, as she leads the international policy analysis program in Environmental, Health, and Safety at Boeing. She also serves as a Washington State Park Commissioner and volunteers with other organizations in the areas of environment, education, and the arts. She is also the first African American and the first black woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest!