Julie joined Wheeler Kearns in 1993, where she wears the hats of office manager, personnel and public relations coordinator, and project assistant.

Julie received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1976 and a Master of Architecture degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1979. After graduation Julie worked for eleven years at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago. As an Associate in the firm, Julie managed the in-house proprietary computer software applications for architects, computer training and software testing. Julie also worked at the Chicago Institute for Architecture and Urbanism from 1988 to 1992 as a computer graphics consultant to the fellows at the Institute.

A Chicago native, Julie is married to one of the bosses. Dan and Julie have two children, Jack and Annabel.