As Community & Cultural Services Assistant Director, Julie is a leader at the intersection of community wellbeing through human services, early education, out-of-school initiatives, senior services, recreation and cultural programs. With over twenty-five years of experience in local government & nonprofit management, Julie has led groundbreaking, nationally-recognized efforts to tackle difficult social issues, including homelessness and youth development. Recently, Julie helped to launch Santa Monica’s ‘collective impact’ initiative Cradle-to-Career as well as leading the team responsible for crafting and implementation of Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project, funded through a $1 million prize from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge -- to define, measure and improve wellbeing in Santa Monica. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband, two teenagers and very sweet dog!