Julie co-founded and co-facilitates the Resilient Mystic Collaborative, a voluntary partnership among 20 cities and towns working together to protect people and places from extreme weather. Prior to joining MyRWA, she was a senior policy director at a variety of non-profit organizations. As Executive Director of The Boston Harbor Association, Julie was instrumental in drawing attention to Boston's need to prepare for coastal flooding from extreme storms and sea level rise. Julie holds a BA in biology from Swarthmore College and an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.