Julie has had an extensive career in education, including teaching, executive leadership, and consultancy roles across all sectors both in South Australia and internationally. Currently, a Senior Educational Consultant with the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, Julie works with school leaders and teachers in a range of areas including strategic planning, educational leadership, teacher, curriculum and learning excellence and implementation of innovative and impactful practice. She also leads a range of sector projects and holds representative and convening roles related specifically to middle and senior secondary years.

Previous roles have included the inaugural Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation in a large multi campus R-12 Catholic school as well as number of diverse consultancy and committee roles on both state and national forums. She holds a Masters of Instructional Leadership from the University of Melbourne, is an AITSL Certified Assessor and is passionate about the power of education to foster equity, innovation, and to impact positively on the lives of young people.