An experienced parent and advocate, Julie has been Executive Director of the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) since 2009. Julie is a mom to four (adopted, biological and step) and grandmother to two. She has written and presented on the topics of parenting children impacted by trauma and attachment challenges for over a decade, as well as trained other parents in therapeutic parenting strategies. She was honored to accept ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, and oversees ATN’s Trauma-Informed Parenting and Schools Programs.