Julie is a senior vice president with Direct Impact (DI), BCW’s grassroots arm. She is a strategic public relations and communications leader with robust experience in global B2B and B2C organizations across the consumer, travel, and technology sectors. She has more than 15 years of experience of driving roadmaps inclusive of PR, communications, brand awareness, internal and external communications, social media, and events.  After working in Boston, New York City, and Atlanta, in both corporate and agency settings, she now calls Maryland home. She brings a wealth of local and national media experience, recently having served as the director of consumer public relations for the Americas region at Marriott International where she received numerous industry awards for her work. Julie holds a master’s degree from Suffolk University in Boston and a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in Columbus.

Hometown Newspaper: Chagrin Valley Times