With a deep personal commitment to her community, Julie is dedicated to helping improve the lives of others both through volunteering and serving in various leadership roles with local charitable organizations.
Helping Abused and Neglected Children in North Florida
With a particular passion for helping abused and neglected children, Julie’s most active role is with Florida’s largest child serving organization, Daniel. Julie currently serves as member of the Board of Trustees for Daniel Memorial, Inc., and served as 2nd Vice President and current Advisor to Womenade, an organization that funds, develops, and delivers programs for the children of Daniel. Committed to raising the funds needed to provide the care and programs for these deserving children, Julie served on the event committee for the Daniel Gala helping to raise over $94,000 in the event’s inaugural year. In 2010, Julie has stepped up to Chair the Daniel Guiding Hearts Gala as well as serving on the Daniel 2010 Annual Charity Golf Tournament committee.
Julie is also dedicated to helping the children of Daniel through hands on involvement by serving as a mentor for abused children for 3 years, helping to develop and deliver the career training program Finding Your Future, helping coordinate and participating in Womenade’s annual Christmas party for Daniel kids, and bringing comfort and smiles to these special children with her therapy dog Berringer. In recognition of Julie’s ‘hands on’ approach to making a difference for Daniel’s kids, in May of 2010, she was awarded, the “Hands On Volunteer Service Award” for her outstanding volunteer service.
Helping Women in our Community 
Julie has also held leadership positions with the local chapter of the national non-profit organization Executive Women International where she served as Philanthropy Chair, Vice President, President and Advisor for the governing Board of Directors. Active in raising funds to provide scholarships for the deserving women and children in Jacksonville, she also served as Chairperson of the chapter’s annual golf tournament, where she quadrupled the annual amount raised in a single year making it the most successful fundraiser in the chapter’s 40 year history. In recognition of her contributions to the chapter and those it helps, Julie was awarded the R.O.S.E. or Recognition Of Superior Effort award.
Julie has also served on the founding Board of Directors for the Executive Women’s Group of the University Club and currently serves as a member of the Membership and Community Involvement committees for the Professional Women’s Council of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
In The News
In recognition of her efforts, Julie has been featured in local news, TV and radio such as Florida Times Union First Business, Jacksonville Magazine, The Daily Record, The Jacksonville Business Journal, and Good Morning Jacksonville for her leadership role in non-profit organizations and active community involvement.
About Daniel
Daniel is Florida’s oldest child servicing agency and has spent 125 years meeting the physical and emotional needs of children. Daniel offers an array of quality, efficient and effective mental health and social service programs aimed at enhancing the lives of children and families with a mission of ‘Improving the Odds for Kids.’ For additional information on Daniel, please visit http://www.danielkids.org.
About Womenade
Womenade is an organization that funds, develops and delivers programs and events to reward the achievement of goals and build important life and career skills for the children of Daniel. Founded in 2002, Womenade focuses on events, items and programs designed to help improve the lives of the abused, neglected, and emotionally-troubled youth assisted by Daniel. The funds raised by Womenade help to purchase necessities such as winter coats and provide access to activities that are often outside the normal scope of the Daniel budget such as holiday celebrations, career education, and rewards for positive performance. Womenade is unique that members not only help to raise funds for the kids of Daniel but personally participate in the development and delivery of programs and events specifically designed to reward the achievement of academic and other performance related goals, build important life and career skills, and mentor this special group of children.