Helping people fall in love with the problem to find the right solution.
From strategic planning to communications to organizational development, we often fall in love with the solution we want to implement before truly investigating the perceived problem.
I’ve been designing and facilitating learning & development strategies since the early 2000s, sharing my insights on creative problem-solving with youth, adult learners, and senior leaders.
My approach involves creative exploration, reframing, iteration, consultation, and comprehensive evaluation to find solutions that fit for leaders and their teams.
Engaging Facilitator
In addition to extensive experience facilitating in-person sessions, my Masters of Digital Experience Innovation Degree (MDEI) from the University of Waterloo has equipped me with tactics for facilitating engaging virtual sessions.
Lifelong Learner
As someone who values lifelong learning, I want to share this love from the other side of the classroom. Since 2015, I’ve been an instructor at Western Continuing Studies in Not-for-Profit Management, Public Relations, and Digital Communications. I’ve also developed several in-person, hybrid, and online courses .
Conference Speaker
I’ve presented at several conferences including:
– UX Mapping, Design Sprints, and Collaboration in Higher Ed (#PSEWEB, Online 2020)
– Tales from a Multi-Year Digital Recruitment Campaign (#PSEWEB, London, 2019)
– #ShortVideo (HighEdWeb Michigan, 2016 and #PSEWEB, Newfoundland, 2016)
About Julia
I’m a leadership learning and organizational development professional, facilitator, and coach living in London, Ontario (Canada). I empower leaders to build engaged, connected, high-performing teams.
In addition to my work in the not-for-profit and higher-education sectors, I have worked in Communications, the Arts and with Francophone organizations. I’m passionate about leveraging creative content to create opportunities for meaningful community dialogue.
I am the Acting Director and a Senior Facilitator and Coach on the Talent, Learning, and Engagement Team at Western University. I am also an instructor for Western Continuing Studies. I’ve developed and taught courses in Digital Storytelling, Grant Writing, Public Relations, and Arts Management. In addition, I am the former President of the Western Professional Managerial Association, and have also worked in roles the Department of Communications and Public Affairs and managed Communication and Operations within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. I studied Visual Arts and Arts Management at the University of Ottawa. I hold an Honours BFA and a Professional Certificate in Communications and Public Relations from Western University. I am an alumna of the Customer Insights program at the Ivey Business School and hold a Masters of Digital Experience Innovation at the University of Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, and am currently completely the LIFT advanced coaching certification at the Ivey Academy.
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