Julia founded The Horizons Project and negotiated with the New Venture Fund to host the initiative as a fiscal sponsor in early 2022. She now co-leads Horizons and serves as the Chief Network Weaver to build connections between the many social justice movements, peacebuilding coalitions, and democracy networks in the United States. Bringing 30 years of international experience to address the conflict dynamics and democratic decline back home, she is focused on systems-level organizing to weave… Show more Julia founded The Horizons Project and negotiated with the New Venture Fund to host the initiative as a fiscal sponsor in early 2022. She now co-leads Horizons and serves as the Chief Network Weaver to build connections between the many social justice movements, peacebuilding coalitions, and democracy networks in the United States. Bringing 30 years of international experience to address the conflict dynamics and democratic decline back home, she is focused on systems-level organizing to weave relationships and knowledge to improve our collective action across differences. Committed to emergence as an organizing principle and to working through authentic partnerships, Julia helps lead the Horizons team to engage in quiet work - behind the scenes - to support a broad eco-system of social change agents; facilitating sensemaking; curating new insights and applied research; stitching together creative collaborations; and ensuring access to existing tools and fresh paradigms for restorative movement-building. At Horizons, Julia continues a long-standing commitment to exploring and testing narrative competencies as a key aspect of building coalitions and constituencies to confront tyranny and oppression, and to better communicate a shared future where all can flourish and prosper. Show less

As President of PartnersGlobal, Julia provided technical and strategic leadership within an international network of 20 Partners’ Affiliate Centers for Change Management (managing a DC team of 30, and leading a global network of 200). She is a recognized thought leader on civil society coalition-building and organizational resiliency; bringing narrative engagement to the forefront of peacebuilding and restorative advocacy approaches for social change. During her tenure, Julia grew Partners'… Show more As President of PartnersGlobal, Julia provided technical and strategic leadership within an international network of 20 Partners’ Affiliate Centers for Change Management (managing a DC team of 30, and leading a global network of 200). She is a recognized thought leader on civil society coalition-building and organizational resiliency; bringing narrative engagement to the forefront of peacebuilding and restorative advocacy approaches for social change. During her tenure, Julia grew Partners' funding base 10x, solidified private sector and philanthropic partnerships and spearheaded linkages with entertainment and creative industry leaders. Julia is a collaborative leader; a sophisticated coach, facilitator and trainer; brokering unlikely partnerships and creating space for collective action to emerge for peace, justice and democratic governance. Highlights include:>> Raised investment funding to grow network 30% to span four continents>> Facilitated global re-branding initiative >> Spearheaded a 3-year, 20-country external evaluation to measure impact in network >> Established a subsidiary as an innovation lab and to channel consultancy work>> Invested in a Peacebuilding Shared-office to invite peer organizations to pool resources and create a hub for gathering, learning and community-building. >> Conceived of two signature initiatives: Narratives for Peace Initiative & the Resiliency+ Framework >> Successfully led collaborative management response to unionization process of staff Show less

Managed 9-person Serbian team working to promote justice reforms and the rule of law in Serbia: supported civil society, professional associations and government ministries to implement the new constitution, conceived of and provided sub-grants for anti-corruption and access to justice campaigns, and worked with human rights lawyers to provide assistance to victims and witnesses before the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. Developed mediation programs in law schools and bar associations… Show more Managed 9-person Serbian team working to promote justice reforms and the rule of law in Serbia: supported civil society, professional associations and government ministries to implement the new constitution, conceived of and provided sub-grants for anti-corruption and access to justice campaigns, and worked with human rights lawyers to provide assistance to victims and witnesses before the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. Developed mediation programs in law schools and bar associations. Provided strategic oversight and interfaced with funders, designed annual workplans, communications strategies, stakeholder engagement; and ensured the team met evaluation benchmarks. Show less

- Lead Evaluator for community participation component of an Alternative Development Program in Bolivia to assess whether conflict reduction had been achieved in target communities. - Technical Expert for project to strengthen the conflict prevention and management capabilities of the Governor’s office of La Paz, Bolivia. Designed and delivered trainings in conflict theory, management and negotiation skills.- Team Leader for assessment of Access to Labor Justice program design in the… Show more - Lead Evaluator for community participation component of an Alternative Development Program in Bolivia to assess whether conflict reduction had been achieved in target communities. - Technical Expert for project to strengthen the conflict prevention and management capabilities of the Governor’s office of La Paz, Bolivia. Designed and delivered trainings in conflict theory, management and negotiation skills.- Team Leader for assessment of Access to Labor Justice program design in the CAFTA signatory countries (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.) Assessed labor dispute resolution systems within corporations, ministries, courts, NGOs and community programs in each country to make recommendations for future programming. - Technical Expert for Alternative Dispute Resolution project in Nicaragua. Worked with the Supreme Court, universities and chambers of commerce on the new dispute resolution law. Designed and conducted training program for the country’s first certified conciliators.- Lead evaluator to determine sustainability strategies of the Alternative Dispute Resolution component of large Rule of Law Project in Colombia.- Team Leader for Evaluation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Project in El Salvador. Worked with community mediators, NGOs, local authorities, universities, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Ministry of Justice and the Public Defenders Office to determine the national mediation program’s impact and prepare recommendations for future programming.- Member of an Independent Evaluation Team in Cajamarca, Peru to evaluate a three-year Roundtable Dispute Resolution System to collaboratively resolve conflicts with the communities surrounding the Mining industry. - Team Leader for Evaluation of mediation program in Guatemala to resolve large land disputes, support local Justice Houses, train volunteer mediators and establish community mediation centers. Show less

Managed the Alternative Dispute Resolution/Access to Justice component of a $30 million project in Colombia, funded by the US Agency for International Development, (supervised local staff and consultants - a team of between 5 and 10 professionals.)- Solicited, evaluated and managed over 40 grants to civil society organizations. Oversaw mediation curriculum development, training delivery, community outreach and management systems of NGOs and universities. - Conceived of and put into… Show more Managed the Alternative Dispute Resolution/Access to Justice component of a $30 million project in Colombia, funded by the US Agency for International Development, (supervised local staff and consultants - a team of between 5 and 10 professionals.)- Solicited, evaluated and managed over 40 grants to civil society organizations. Oversaw mediation curriculum development, training delivery, community outreach and management systems of NGOs and universities. - Conceived of and put into action a national association of community mediators, including a national newsletter, website, communications strategy and regular conferences.- Coordinated with U.S. and Colombian officials to design strategies and implement interventions within the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Judicial Council and lower courts, the Public Defenders Office, and local justice houses.- Offered technical expertise to the Colombian Ministry of Justice in establishing management systems and strategic planning. Helped foster strategic alliances with the judicial sector, universities and NGOs to develop a nationally-coordinated effort to improve ADR.- Worked closely with a committee of judges to establish the first court-annexed community conciliation center in Medellín. Lobbied the Supreme Judicial Council to incorporate necessary internal reforms. - Designed and implemented a new judicial training program with the Colombian Judicial School to offer ADR awareness training to judges and prosecutors.- Regularly met with local government officials and Justice House staff throughout the country to secure their support for the program's initiatives.- Designed and implemented a Guide for ADR within Justice Houses, facilitated briefings for Justice House staff on the implementation of the Guide.- Complied with all USAID reporting requirements, including establishing project indicators, designing and executing an evaluation plan, collecting necessary data and synthesizing information. Show less

Designed and implemented agency's ADR program to offer mediation to federal employees who file claims of prohibited personnel practices against the federal government. Drafted, in consultation with senior agency management, the agency's ADR policies and procedures.Trained and mentored a roster of 35 internal collateral duty mediators.Reviewed all cases filed with OSC and recommended appropriateness for ADR.Convened all mediation sessions. Co-mediated, as senior mediator, all… Show more Designed and implemented agency's ADR program to offer mediation to federal employees who file claims of prohibited personnel practices against the federal government. Drafted, in consultation with senior agency management, the agency's ADR policies and procedures.Trained and mentored a roster of 35 internal collateral duty mediators.Reviewed all cases filed with OSC and recommended appropriateness for ADR.Convened all mediation sessions. Co-mediated, as senior mediator, all cases with a collateral-duty mediator. Drafted all settlement agreements when appropriate. Conducted all necessary follow-up.Designed and implemented program evaluation component. Show less

Designed and implemented a pilot program to offer mediation to court employees for workplace disputes. Steered the initiative beyond the pilot stage to fully institutionalized court program.Designed a training program for judges and court employees in conflict resolution and general mediation skills. Created course curriculum, conducted marketing, and facilitated eight-hour training courses.Administered all mediation services, including intake, co-mediation or mediation and… Show more Designed and implemented a pilot program to offer mediation to court employees for workplace disputes. Steered the initiative beyond the pilot stage to fully institutionalized court program.Designed a training program for judges and court employees in conflict resolution and general mediation skills. Created course curriculum, conducted marketing, and facilitated eight-hour training courses.Administered all mediation services, including intake, co-mediation or mediation and evaluation.Recruited, trained, managed and evaluated a roster of 20 external professional mediators.Conducted group interventions; team-building, group problem solving and staff retreats.Conceptualized evaluation of program, identified appropriate benchmarks, collected data and reported findings to the Court's Executive Officer. Show less