Julie is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a Certified Holistic Lactation Consultant (CHLC) in private practice, teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes and providing in-home and virtual laction consultations through WellPregnancy and WellBreastfeeding in Bedford, Massachusetts. She has been teaching childbirth classes and attending births since 1992, and mentoring new birth professionals throughout New England as a member of the CAPPA Faculty since 2003. Julie has spoken at numerous perinatal conferences including Australia’s Perspectives on Birth and Perinatal Care, the CAPPA India Conference, Partners in Perinatal Health, Portland’s The B.E.S.T Connect, the La Leche League of Maine and New Hampshire Annual Conference and the La Leche League of MA/VT/RI Annual Conference. She teaches staff in-service trainings for nurses and other perinatal care providers.

Julie is the author of the doula anthology Round the Circle: Doulas Share Their Experiences. She is also the mother of two adult daughters who she homeschooled until they entered college. She is certified to present Peggy Huddleston’s Prepare for Cesarean Birth, Heal Faster workshops. She graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Sociology and Gender Studies and completed the Massachusetts Midwifery Alliance Apprenticeship Course. Julie is a member of the Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA), La Leche League International, and the United States Lactation Consultants Association.