University of Michigan
Pronouns: she/her
Languages: English (fluent)
Julie brings a background in academic research and health education to her facilitation work, specializing in behavior change, inclusive leadership, and coaching. With a Master’s degree in counseling, she is passionate about helping people turn insight into real-world change.
Before joining LifeLabs, Julie led distributed teams, managed complex large-scale research studies, and guest lectured at her alma mater. She was also a health educator and trained other educators on best practices for working with patients and clients. These experiences deepened her belief that strong leadership skills can create workplaces where people not only perform well, but thrive.
In the room, Julie is known for her calm and open facilitation style and for creating spaces where people feel safe to have honest conversations that lead to meaningful growth and change. Outside of work, you can find Julie spending time with family, going for walks, and sneaking away to read a book.
“Julie was a superb facilitator. I really appreciated the fact that she connected a topic that is frequently perceived as emotive/soft-skills back to specific methods and research.”
“Julie managed to make everyone feel heard by allowing frequent questions or contributions while covering various topics and staying on time.”