Julieta joined ICF’s team as Executive Coordinator to support ICF's President & CEO in expanding the Ties that Bind Us Program. Julieta will focus on deepening ICF’s relationship with the Latino immigrant community in Southern California, primarily those from her family's home state of Oaxaca, Mexico. She is also in charge of media relations, and the editing and publication of ICF’s quarterly newsletter and annual report. Julieta graduated with a Masters degree in international development with a focus on Latin America from the Graduate School of International Relations/Pacific Studies (IR/PS), UCSD. During her graduate career she served as co-director for Strategic Community Consulting, a consulting group for nonprofits based at IR/PS, and as research assistant for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), San Diego, in addition to various consulting assignments for nonprofits. Julieta also holds a B.A. in Business Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.