Julie joined Seacoast in October 2014 through the acquisition of BankFIRST, where she had served as EVP, Commercial Sales Leader. In her current role as EVP, Chief Banking Officer, Julie leads all Retail Banking, Global Banking, Wealth Management, Residential Lending, Specialty Finance, Government Lending functions, and Call Center operations for Seacoast.

A fourth generation Central Florida native, Julie has strong ties to her community. She currently serves as Vice Chairman and Executive Board Member for the Central Florida YMCA, serving on the Finance, Audit, and Asset Review Committees. Julie is also an Executive Board Member for Edgewood’s Children’s Ranch, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council for the American Heart Association Heart Ball. Notably, Julie was named Business Executive of the Year by the Orlando Business Journal’s 2017 Women Who Mean Business Awards, by Orlando Magazine as one of the “Women Who Move the City” in 2021, and is a 2023 recipient of the American Heart Association’s Chairman’s Legacy Circle Award.

As a parent and active advocate for special needs children, Julie is a member of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida and the Down Syndrome Foundation. Additionally, she has testified at the Florida and Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate Committees regarding the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities.

A graduate of the ABA National and Graduate Commercial Lending Schools, Julie has also received the prestigious “Certified Lender Business Banker” designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers. She completed her professional education by graduating with distinction from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.

Julie is based in Winter Garden.