Ms. Julia became one of the cofounders of the Boggs School and later the principal after spending her adolescence and young adulthood under the mentorship of James and Grace as well as the other influential founders of Detroit Summer. She is a proud Detroiter and received each of her degrees from local universities: a bachelor's degree in English from Michigan State University, a master's degree in liberal studies from University of Detroit-Mercy, and a master's degree in education and teaching certification from Wayne State University. She is the proud mom of Henry and Lucia (a "pioneer student" who graduated from the Boggs School in 2021) and wife of fellow educator, Peter. Her favorite thing about working at the Boggs School is how kind and supportive everyone is of one another, including the students!