She was active in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, being a target of the Ku Klux Klan and participating in sit-ins and other civil rights activities in Greensboro, NC.

In Manhattan, Kansas, she ran one of the nation’s premiere lifelong learning programs. She also was a community organizer, initiating the statewide folk life program for Kansas, a day-care center, avocational programs for adults with disabilities, and community-wide volunteer clearinghouse.

Julie is a well-known authority and speaker on demographics and brochure design, having done keynotes and seminars in Russia, Germany, Australia, Mexico, Canada and throughout the U.S. She also teaches online courses as part of a graduate program with the University of South Dakota. Her newest book is Generational Learning Styles.