Julie has been in the industry since 1993 and now serves a host of companies to further their meeting objectives, with specialties in global event execution, strategic event design, F&B management, and sustainable meetings. Incorporating her passion for quality, innovative F&B experiences, and sustainable meeting practices are trademarks of her planning. With a background in catering management and a degree in hospitality, she served as a project manager in Meetings and events at McDonald's Corporation until 2016. She was responsible for the McDonald's Olympic Hospitality program from 1999 to 2007 and now manages the F&B for large-scale events like SuiteWorld, AWS, Adobe, Cisco, Google, and SHRM.

Julie and her husband, TJ, reside in the suburbs of Chicago. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking with and entertaining friends, as well as spending time with her husband and fur-child, a very spoiled English Setter, named Poppy.