Animating Question
In a world increasingly fraught with challenges and injustices, how can we best equip our youth to confront adversity with resilience and rise above despair?
Juli James
Head of Community Life
Juli has thirty years of experience working in and leading boarding schools, from southern California to Beijing, China, and now NEIA. Juli is a founding member of NEIA and developed the student and residential life programs prior to NEIA’s opening. She is an English teacher by trade and a true boarding school educator and global citizen. Juli has been fortunate to have had unique global experiences with decades of students in which she witnessed first hand the transformative nature and impact of global service on a young person, be they building a preschool in the Peruvian Andes, rebuilding an earthquake damaged school in Nepal, or preparing food for rescued elephants in Thailand. She is passionate about supporting young people in their respective journeys.
Education
Doctorate in Educational Leadership, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor of Science-Liberal Studies, California State University, Long Beach
WHAT HE’D WHISPER IN THE EAR OF HER 15-YEAR-OLD SELF
Psssst. Life has given you a few lemons, but keep going. You are doing amazing things in high school and girl scouts. Your drive and passion will hopefully inspire others one day. Don’t give up and keep living your values.