Julie has more than twenty years’ experience in the legal profession. She graduated magna cum laude from Regis University in Denver, Colorado with dual degrees in Psychology and Religious Studies. She is active in the local LGBTQ community where she volunteers as a facilitator for at risk youth support groups. Julie has been a member of the Richmond Theatre Critics Circle, and her theatre reviews are published on her blog InkQueery.

Julie's articles, short stories, poems, and reviews have appeared in Lamba Literary Magazine, Curve Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor and several small e-zines. Julie’s dreams of becoming a published author have come true. Her debut novel – A Date with the Fairy Drag Queen – was released by Koehler Books on June 17, 2025 and is available for purchase on all major online book retailers (B&N.com; Amazon.com; Bookshop.Org) and signed copies are available locally at Fountain Bookstore. She is working on her second novel.

Julie has two adult sons, and is Omi to grandsons Franklin and Oliver and granddaughters Phoebe and Penelope. She lives with her husband, David and their dog Max.