Julie Hay
Julie Hay takes pride in showing up for life. As a managing partner at HKM & Associates, she advances community development projects across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Julie draws energy and inspiration from big thinkers and creative pursuits. She gains clarity and wisdom from reflection and meditation. Her risk-tolerant personality and respect for the finite nature of life have driven her to pivot, rethink, and regroup as needed throughout her 44-year tenure on Earth. Julie’s two young children and husband of (nearly) fifteen years are the sources of the proudest, happiest, and most demanding experiences she has known. As a student of life, she is smart enough to be humbled by how much she doesn’t know but confident enough to know that her voice, opinions, and contributions matter.
"I have worked as a freelance writer for years, but my meandering career path also includes formative experiences as a public educator, policy advocate, and flower farmer. I find joy in devoting my time to projects, ideas, and collaborations that make the world a better place. In particular, my strengths lie in researching, writing, and synthesizing information for various audiences.
I am known to offer unsolicited recommendations for both books and podcasts. Leslie Knope is my fictional crush, and I firmly agree that the wrong people have imposter syndrome and change is, in fact, the only constant.
This life gig is finite, and I try to live my days with intention, reflection, and loving-kindness. I would die a thousand deaths in a grey-scaped cubicle; I love the flexibility and creativity afforded me with my HKM & Associates work."
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EXPAND is a storytelling event featuring individuals who find fulfillment from the inside out, wherever they are. How they came to find the little things that make them come alive and how they continue to expand their being from right here,. Mindful, aware, present, grateful. Never arriving, always expanding.
