Julie has been interested in medicine and nursing since her teen years. After struggling with infertility and pregnancy complications, she took a strong interest in women's and reproductive health. After the birth of her twins, Julie was inspired to pursue an education in nursing, obtaining her Associates of Nursing in 2003 and becoming a Labor and Delivery RN in 2006. She obtained her RNC in inpatient obstetrics in 2009. It was during this time that Julie become passionate about birthing rights, true informed education and consent, and family involvement. She committed to taking a larger role in the birth journey of birthing parents and families.

Julie earned her Associate of Nursing through Spokane Community Colleges followed by her Masters of Nursing in Midwifery through Frontier Nursing University. She is accredited through the American College of Nurse Midwives and certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. She is a member of the North American Menopause Society, National Association of Women's Health Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Julie has been a midwife since 2016 and had the privilege of beginning her midwifery career in an out-of-hospital home birth and birth center practice. Working outside of hospital gave Julie the opportunity to experience birth in an empowering, family centered environment. 

Working since 2018 in a local community health clinic and hospital birthing has allowed and encouraged Julie to grow in supporting all birthing families. Julie believes that each birth is extraordinary and important, no matter which birth, 1st, 10th, or 20th, and birthing persons and families should be supported with compassion and equity, acknowledging the beauty and uniqueness of each birth. She is excited to join the the Quilted Health midwives in providing full scope family centered, client centered, pregnancy and women's health care.