Julia is the chair of the League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis’ National Popular Vote Committee and a board member of the LWV.  Julia graduated from Washington University with a degree in mechanical engineering.  She also earned a degree in French from Dartmouth College and a master’s in environmental health engineering from University of Texas at Austin.  Julia was employed as an environmental engineer at Monsanto and at the US Environmental Protection Agency where she worked primarily in hazardous waste programs.  Not only is she a volunteer for the League of Women Voters, but she also volunteers for the Red Cross.