Bringing Diverse Communities Together
May 12, 2016
Julie Knopp
Bringing Diverse Communities Together

Julie Knopp (Director), http://www.mycitystay.org

brings diverse professional experiences in education and community outreach to City Stay. For five years, she served as a coordinator and developer for Peace House, a Minneapolis house of hospitality that encourages constructive public dialogues. She has also worked as a bilingual (Spanish-English) educator at Minneapolis Public Schools and Autism Comprehensive Educational Services in El Paso, Texas. She currently runs extended learning programming at Lake Nokomis Community Schools, serving approximately 200 children and offering dozens of academic and enrichment classes on a daily basis. Julie also serves as an international consultant for Ivy League Consulting, a Tokyo-based company assisting foreign students applying to American high schools, colleges, and graduate schools. Julie earned her undergraduate degree in Human Development and Social Relations from Kalamazoo College and completed master’s coursework on religious dialogue at Yale University.