| Julie has over 15 years of experience with community land trust and non-profit housing development, housing related technical assistance, organizational capacity building, planning and community development, neighborhood revitalization and grant management. Since 2002, Julie has been the Housing Manager for OPAL Community Land Trust on Orcas Island, Washington and has worked as a Housing Consultant for Common Ground, a Washington state non-profit housing consulting firm. As OPAL’s Housing Manager, Julie has worked on multiple housing development projects creating permanently affordable owner occupied housing as well as rental units. In her capacity as a Consultant, Julie’s work has focused on community land trusts and homeownership housing. Prior to moving to Orcas Island, Julie served as the Director of Human and Economic Development for Athens-Clarke County in Georgia and as the Housing Director for a rural housing non-profit in West Virginia. Julie has a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University, and a B.A. in International Studies and Economics from Virginia Tech. |
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