Our Team

Julie Holt has over two decades of education experience and a passion for building communities that holistically support students while keeping student voice and leadership at the center. She has recently consulted with SchoolTalk, Inc. to provide professional development, curriculum, and coaching to support secondary transition and inclusive practices in DC schools. Before that, Julie worked as the Director of Special Education at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, where she was a member of their Student Support Services team for over ten years. Other experiences include working for the D.C. Public Schools’ Central Office, supporting efforts around Section 504, student discipline, and student support teams. Before moving to DC, she worked in Boston, MA, at South Boston High School, running a peer mediation program, and in Providence, RI, where she supported substance abuse prevention programming, directed an elementary community school program, and was part of a founding team for a city-wide middle school after-school initiative.  She has a B.A. from Boston University in English Literature and an Ed.M. in Risk and Prevention from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She currently lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two children who attend a DC public charter school.