Julie is a mom, gardener, and doula. She brings her organizational support experience to the Refugee Response team. She works from a personalism philosophy, deeply influenced by her involvement in the Catholic Worker movement.

She spent three years in Colombia, South America doing human rights accompaniment work with small scale miners and campesinos resisting land takeover from multinationals and armed groups.

Julie received her Bachelor’s from John Carroll University and Master’s from McCormick Theological Seminary. She lives in Cleveland with her two young kids, fellow justice-advocate spouse, energetic dog, and five chickens.