Fatima Fareedi serves as the coordinator of operations and teacher programs for TFAS’s high school division, the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE).
Before joining FTE, she worked as a student assistant with the California Department of Social Services’ Child Care and Development Division, supporting licensing compliance, data management and statewide reporting efforts. She also brings several years of experience in education as an instructional assistant and after-school aide at NP3 Elementary, as well as outreach and community engagement experience from her internship with Community Resource Project Inc.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Sacramento State University.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Sacramento, California, Fatima is passionate about educational equity, youth development and community programs. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, exploring her creativity through crafts, and spending time with friends, family and her two cats, Dumpling and Luna.