User:Juliaerickson

Julia Erickson is a career coach, blogger, author and job search coach helping people find their "right fit" work - work they absolutely love to do. She is a subject matter expert on career management, the non-profit sector, and a wide range of business leadership and management areas.

Julia(e) specializes in supporting people to find their "right fit” work - their individual paths to happiness and fulfillment in their work lives. Through coaching, teaching and writing, she enables people to pursue their dreams and passions, develop leadership ability, effectively market themselves, improve communication and interpersonal skills, and make fulfilling work and career transitions.  Julia/e is especially expert at helping people zero in on their "core value proposition" and effectively market themselves to employers and customers.

During her 25 years in New York City’s non-profit and public service sector, Julia raised more than $100 million - much of it through individuals and through direct marketing. She led City Harvest for 11 years, and Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project. She exponentially increased City Harvest's impact and visibility, making City Harvest a household word for fighting hunger in New York City. Julia is most proud of shifting from delivering 75% baked goods out of 4.5 million pounds of food to delivering 2/3 fresh produce out of 25 million pounds of food delivered each year to non-profits. City Harvest was quite active in the 9/11 relief efforts, under Julia's leadership. Julia became expert at all things workforce while leading Public/Private Initiatives at the New York City Department of Employment during the Dinkins administration. She honed her management skills at the Community Service Society of New York and began her fundraising career at a community development organization in the South Bronx.

Julia is a graduate of Smith College and has an MBA in Leadership from New York Institute of Technology. She did graduate work in political theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and got specialized training at Columbia University’s Institute for Non-Profit Management and NYU’s Wagner School. Among her numerous awards is the James Beard Foundation’s 2003 Humanitarian of the Year and Woman’s Day Magazine’s 2002 “Women Who Inspire Us.”