Julia is a WA writer currently completing a hybrid memoir of her experiences of living on Rottnest for thirteen years and the personal challenges of living on an island swathed in political, historical and cultural controversy. She is also an executive director of a tertiary educational institution and has a career that has included international marketing, Aboriginal business development and art dealing. She is on the board of a number of organisations, is an MBA graduate of the University of Western Australia and proudly selected in Sasha Wasley’s Path to Publishing Mentorship in 2024.