Julie Foster

Julie is an amazing human who has seen and supported this program through so much. She began working for the University of Oregon in the spring of 1992, transitioning in the fall of 1997 to supporting the Community Planning Workshop and the RARE Program. She was promoted to Grants and Contracts Administrator when the two units became the Community Service Center, now known as the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement.

Fast forward to today – Julie is such a rock for our program. She offers valuable insight and perspective, not only because of her institutional knowledge, but also because she is our only team member from rural Oregon! Julie has been so pleased to be involved with an organization whose mission it is to serve her home state and its many rural communities, including her hometown of Roseburg.

In her free time you can catch Julie spending time with her family, planning her next Oregon hiking adventure, or snuggling with her cats!