Julie has been involved with WGI for over 25 years and was inducted in to the 2014 WGI Percussion Hall of Fame for her contributions to the activity as both an instructor/designer and as an adjudicator. She is currently active as a performer as a member of the chamber percussion ensemble the CAIXA TRIO, winner of a 2011 “Drummie” award by Drum Magazine. She currently serves as the President of the Percussive Arts Society and was the PAS marching percussion committee chair for ten years, on the PAS Board of Directors for six years and served over 15 years on the Percussing Advisory Board for WGI. Julie is the percussion coordinator and arranger for the Middle Tennessee State University Band of Blue Drumline. Prior to her work at MTSU, she was the percussion specialist at several high schools in Nashville, Tennessee. Many of her groups have medaled in all divisions of the WGI activity and in 1996 the John Overton high school Indoor drum line, under her direction won a National Championship. She is an active clinician specializing in contemporary and marching percussion, and has taught and performed in Seoul, South Korea, Paris, France, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Poland, and extensively throughout the United States. Julie attended the University of North Texas where she was a part of three consecutive National Championships as a member of the acclaimed UNT Drumline. She has published numerous marching and concert percussion features through Row-Loff Productions and Drop6 Media. Julie is the author of the "Modern Multi-Tenor Techniques and Solos” and “Impressions on Wood” & "Inspirations 4 Mallets" published by Row-loff, and is a co-author of “Aptitude” an innovative solo snare book. Julie is an endorser and clinician for the Pearl Corporation, Innovative Percussion, the Avedis Zildjian Company, Grover Pro Percussion and Evans Drum Heads.
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