Julia directs strategic program development in the field of Aging in Place for The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, located in Bergen County, New Jersey. She utilizes a process that includes research and relationship-building to work with local, state, and national organizations that bring promising and creative solutions to challenges faced by older adults. 

Partnering with leaders in Bergen and Passaic Counties to provide equitable access to services and information for people aging in place is a priority. She advises the Foundation on its philanthropic investment decisions, works closely with grantees, nurtures new links between organizations, and facilitates opportunities for collaboration. Julia uses an exploratory approach that makes it possible to respond to opportunities as they emerge, to form problem-solving work groups, and to better understand where philanthropic resources are most likely to result in sustained improvements. 

Julia has a B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a M.S. degree in Psychology, with a focus on Developmental Psychobiology, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.