Our Community Listens Program

Julie has a BS in Elementary Education and an MA in Education. She earned National Board Certification and became a mentor for National Board candidates in northern Wisconsin. Julie served the children of the School District of Phillips, Wisconsin as a fifth-grade teacher for 33 years and retired in 2016. 

After participating in OCL in 2014, she was deeply moved by the message and felt she would like to make it an even larger part of her life. A life-long learner with a passion for history, Julie is excited that she will still have the opportunity to positively touch the lives of children by introducing their parents to the transformational skills found in the OCL curriculum while fulfilling her desire to continue working with adults.

Julie is married to her high school sweetheart, Todd, a business analyst for BW-Papersystems and a Culture of Service professor. They raised two beautiful daughters, Megan and Tara. Julie is an avid bridge player, and loves to travel, cook, read, and bike. After retiring, she and Todd recently moved to the town of Port Washington, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan

About OCL:

Called ‘life-changing’ by graduate after graduate, this three-day communication skills course will enrich your relationships by making you more aware of your own communication profile as well as the core behavioral tendencies of others.  Through a unique combination of classroom instruction, experiential activity, and group discussion you will:

• Explore how the Communication Cycle forms the foundation of all interpersonal communication
• Appreciate the impact our non-verbal behavior has on our verbal communication
• Learn how the skill of LISTENING can be the most important thing a person can do for another
• Recognize a more effective way to confront another when needing behavior change to occur.