Julie began her career in education as a middle school math teacher. She went on to be part of a team that opened two new campuses on the South Side of Chicago, where she was the math instructional coach and then the principal. She has since moved to Colorado to continue to support school principals and leadership teams in instructional practices that allow all students to receive the rigorous mathematics instruction they deserve. She firmly believes that all students can achieve the demand of the standards and that it is the responsibility of educators to provide that for them. In her free time, Julie can usually be found hiking or skiing in the mountains.