Currently, Julie spearheads a transformational coaching company – Elevate YOU Coaching - committed to empowering seasoned career women. Her mission is to help these women confidently own and articulate their personal worth and value, discover their true purpose as well as many facets of themselves, and define success on their own terms. Julie’s coaching also focuses on fostering a powerful and supportive community where women uplift each other, enabling everyone to rise and thrive both professionally and personally.

Julie served at Chevron for almost 3 decades as an HR senior professional. Throughout her tenure, she made an extraordinary impact across various domains, including talent development and management, strategic HR business partnership, and talent acquisition (TA) roles in California, Texas, and Angola, Africa. Her exceptional leadership in HR left a profound mark on both local and global scales within the business and HR sectors.

As the head of global TA for three years, Julie led a dynamic team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), overseeing a diverse portfolio of products, programs, and services. In her last role as HR Director of HR Talent Development Initiatives, Julie focused on upskilling the HR workforce, demonstrating her commitment to enhancing HR capability and culture.

Julie also held various enterprise-level HR functional leadership positions, where she managed and developed global HR talent. Beyond her formal roles, she served as the leadership sponsor for the Houston Women’s Employee Network, was a member of the Gulf Coast Executive Women’s Steering Committee and participated in various other employee networks.

Julie received her master’s degree in human resources and organizational development from the University of San Francisco, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

Julie is on the board of the Greater Women’s Chamber of Commerce and on the Advisory Board for Texas A&M HR master’s degree Program. She is a certified professional leadership and transformational coach and is working towards her International Coaching Federation credentials. As an experienced coach Julie leans in to empowering and supporting professional women to enhance their personal worth, value, and purpose. She is a sought-out speaker & has delivered captivating talks at renowned conferences, corporate events and industry forums, captivating audiences with her engaging style and expertise.