Julie has developed and executed a variety of qualitative/quantitative research and has had the privilege of working for a variety of companies including CBS Broadcasting, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Instruments, JC Penney and Health Care Services Corporation. Currently Julie is responsible for the oversight and execution of quantitative and qualitative provider and member research which are used to help inform and guide strategic decision-making across HCSC’s Enterprise Quality and Accreditation teams. Julie is also the current Divisional Privacy Officer for HCSC’s Corporate Strategy Office, working to ensure marketing research projects meet legal, privacy and data security requirements. A graduate from Central Michigan University, Julie is currently pursuing an MBA with Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She holds several certifications including Focus Group Facilitation Training from the Burke Institute, as well as Professional Marketing Research certifications from The Insights Association, MRI and University of Georgia. Julie and her husband Mike, along with teen daughters, Hope and Hannah, live in Richardson, Texas.