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Dr. Julie Heifetz earned a Ph.D. (1990) at University of California Los Angeles in social anthropology and has applied social science principles and methods to solving demanding social problems. Her research and teaching focused on challenges and conflicts for Southeast Asian refugee adolescents and families in the resettlement/acculturation process. Her social action work in Los Angeles City government draws on the body of refugee/immigration literature and lessons learned in US immigrant communities. Dr. Heifetz consults for Winrock International/USAID in Asia and Africa conducting capacity-building training to advance education and economic development. A two-year position in Sri Lanka with Oxfam GB as manager/advisor of Promoting Women's Economic Leadership, was a successful micro-enterprise project empowering poor women coconut farmers. Her nine years in Los Angeles City government included a post at Commission on the Status of Women leading programs in coordination with the City Council and Mayor’s office to impact programs and policies on women and girls (gender-based violence and human trafficking). Contributing anthropological concepts/tools at Hagberg Consulting, she co-created a cultural assessment instrument enabling leaders to create more inclusive organizations. From 2011 to 2016, as Senior Global Manager at International Literacy Association she managed global literacy projects and forwarded evidence-based knowledge to multinationals and grassroots partners and civil society.      

I am a lawyer who is seeking a challenging senior leadership position where my penchant for creative problem solving and focus on outcomes and impact would be welcomed. I have a decade of experience in public sector management, policy analysis, communications, and strategic partnerships, along with a passion for advancing social and economic justice. I have worked in a variety of roles in nonprofit organizations and in local and federal government, from advancing educational opportunity as a Policy Analyst in Mayor Villaraigosa’s Office of Education, to supporting President Obama’s efforts to champion and support urban economic development at the White House Office of Urban Affairs, Justice, and Opportunity, to developing legal and community engagement strategies to advance economic opportunity at Public Counsel and the ACLU of Michigan, to developing and managing a project about how to address socioeconomic immobility in Mexico as a Fulbright scholar. I have overseen the successful execution of many complex projects, including: leading a staff of 130 to publish two timely issues of a nationally circulated law and policy journal, which has received mention in The Guardian and Rolling Stone ; managing Mayor Villaraigosa’s education-related community engagement and policy advocacy, including his involvement in a convening of the mayors and superintendents of the three largest U.S. school districts and the Secretary of Education that achieved the goal of convincing the Secretary to open Race to the Top to districts (it had previously only been available to states); overseeing a consulting project for the City of Boston about how they could that involved 21 interviews and culminated in a presentation to over a dozen senior officials; and chairing the Program Committee of a national nonprofit organization with a $6.5 million operating budget, advising the Board and CEO as the organization undergoes significant program expansion.

I am an expert Media Buyer & Planner with a demonstrated history of working in the direct marketing and advertising industry. In my 10 year experience, I’ve worked hand-in-hand with sales teams, project managers, creative designers, and senior management to help navigate clients' marketing objectives from strategy to execution. With these combined efforts I’ve helped non-profit organizations acquire new donors and increase online revenue by 30-50%, and doubled our agency’s Digital clientele year over year.