Julie was born in North London and moved with her family to South London shortly afterwards where she continues to live. Encouraged and supported by her father, she was admitted to the Company in 2001 and joined the Court in 2007. During her time as a Court Assistant, she has served on all the Company’s Committees and is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Charitable Trust.
On leaving school, Julie joined local government and studied part-time for her professional qualifications, qualifying as a Chartered Secretary in 1984 and a Chartered MCIPD in 1997. Initially working for several London Boroughs, she then moved to work as director of education and governance with a range of professional bodies and was recruited as an education specialist to the National Audit Office contributing to and producing a range of VFM reports.
Since 2012, Julie has provided freelance company secretarial services to a range of organisations in both the public and private sector and has been Clerk to two Livery Companies. Julie is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Horners, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters and is involved in numerous organisations within the City, including the City Livery Club, the Royal Society of St George, the United Wards Club and three Ward Clubs.
Away from the City of London, Julie has been a school governor, worked on the formation and administration of a multi-academy trust, is Clerk to the local almshouse charity, on the PCC and chair of the Friends of her local church, St Mary’s, Shortlands, PCC representative on the local pre-school and secretary of the Tennis Committee for her local tennis club.
When time permits, Julie enjoys travelling, eating out, wine tasting and choral singing. Julie is married to, and supported by her consort Mark, a professor of veterinary medicine and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.