DeDreana Freeman

Current Highlights

• Communities in Partnership Non-Profit Raises Support for COVID-19 Food Fund and Business Support 
• Virtual Book Launch Celebrates the Life of Former City Council Member Cynthia Brown

Profession

• Special Assistant to the President, East Durham Children's Initiative

Education

• Rutgers University, B.A. (Communications)
• North Carolina Central University, M.A. (Public Administration, in process)

Elected to Council: 2017 with term to expire in 2021

City Council Committees Appointed by Mayor

• Carolina Theatre 
• Center of the Region Enterprise (CORE) (Alternate)
• Durham Chapel Hill Orange Work Group 
• Durham Open Space & Trails Commission (Alternate)
• Environmental Affairs Board 
• Joint City-County Committee
• Jordan Lake One Water Alliance
• Mayor's Committee For Persons With Disabilities 
• Northeast Central Durham Subcommittee (Chair)
• Triangle J Council of Governments 
• Workforce Development Board 

Community Involvement & Organizations

• N.C. Democratic Party State Executive Board 2016-present
• Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee Co-Chair
• Episcopalians United Against Racism, Co-Founder/Core Team Leader
• Organizing Against Racism (OAR) Durham, Coordinating Committee/Organizer
• Durham Equitable Economic Partnership (DEEP), Co-Founder 2016
  
• National League of Cities Transportation & Infrastructure Federal Advocacy
• National League of Cities Racial Equity & Leadership Council 
• North Carolina League of Cities - Women In Municipal Government President