June Cochran is a native Californian. June earned her undergraduate degree at U.C. Berkeley, where she learned how to protest injustices; she received her Masters degree at Occidental in Urban Studies. June worked as a reporter, a high school teacher, a college instructor, and then an Instructional Specialist training teachers for Stockton Unified School District.

June possesses a deep desire to educate herself and others on resiliency and equity issues. She started and advised a high school club titled E.N.U.F. (Earth Needs Us Fast), organized a Green Shalom action group at a synagogue, produced a number of informative video programs for the media, and became an integral contributor in key groups engaged in a positive movement toward a solution-based future.

As coordinator of the San Luis Obispo Climate Coalition, June’s mission is to increase awareness of the advantages of decarbonization in order to strengthen our energy profile and our local economy, give residents the power to put their talents to work, and prepare our community for unexpected events. 

June’s emphasis is on raising public awareness, organizing educational events,  and networking. She also volunteers as a national responder for the American Red Cross and has helped install solar through Grid Alternatives, including two all-female installations. June and her husband, Fred Fink, live in Shell Beach and do this work primarily for her daughter and son who both work in the field of public health, a daughter-in-law who is a high school counselor, a son-in-law who is an engineer, and four grandsons — two in California and two in New York – and for their descendants, as well as all future individuals and families.

June is committed to creating a vibrant, just, and sustainable world for ALL people for generations to come.