Julie is the Director of SBA’s Los Angeles District Office (LADO) where she oversees delivery of SBA’s programs and services within Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Prior to joining LADO she was the Acting Deputy Associate Administrator -Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Director of SBA’s San Francisco District Office, and Deputy District Director of SBA’s Washington Metropolitan Area District Office overseeing the largest 8(a) portfolio in the country with approximately 1,000 firms receiving $4-6 billion in contracts annually. An attorney by training, Julie has also served as the chief marketing and outreach attorney with the SBA’s Office of General Counsel handling issues impacting SBA’s outreach efforts including external agency partnerships, technology and use of social media. She began her SBA career as the Public Affairs Specialist for the Michigan District Office. Prior to joining SBA she spent three years with the Michigan Small Business Development Center as an International Trade Specialist where she co-authored “Trade Secrets: The Export Answer Book.” Julie is a graduate of the Excellence in Government Fellowship program and President’s Management Council Fellowship program and has a BA in International Studies from Bradley University, Peoria, IL and an MBA and JD from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Julie also volunteers for many colon cancer advocacy initiatives and helped establish the Scope It Out 5K Run/Walk for colon cancer awareness in Washington DC and was a Board member of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
