Julia Och serves as the RESTORE Project Director with Violence Prevention Network USA, Inc. (VPN USA). She has fifteen years of experience in cross-sector collaboration, strategic planning, and project management with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh region and beyond. Prior to joining VPN USA, Julia worked as the Director of Development Operations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. She also spent more than six years serving as the Project Manager for AIDS Free Pittsburgh, a collaborative public health movement to end HIV/AIDS as an epidemic in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Julia holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development and Social Change and a master’s degree in Community Development and Planning from Clark University.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
