Julia Howell Barros
Consulting
Julia has extensive experience at the local and national levels with organizations ranging in size from $600,000 to $35 million budgets. Her areas of expertise are:
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Resource Development
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Government Relations
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Organizational Management
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Strategic Planning and Growth Management
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Communications
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Talent Recruitment
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Executive Staff Training and Coaching
Most recently, Julia served as CentroNía and DC Bilingual Public Charter School’s Chief Development Officer, where she assisted in the growth of the organization from a budget of $1.8 to $18 million over 10 years. Prior to CentroNía, Julia set up development offices at various national organizations, including: the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the ASPIRA Association, and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. She also worked in the marketing and transportation departments at the Close Up Foundation, working with educators and district and state level officials nationwide.
As a native of the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Julia has played a strong role as a volunteer in the local community serving on various board and advisory committees at the local and national level for groups such as: Hope and A Home, the Diverse City Fund, the District of Columbia Mayor’s Special Education Advisory Panel, Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, The University of Virginia Bolívar Network and LISTEN Inc.
As a fundraising and non-profit consultant, Julia has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations, including:
Advancement Project
Beloved Community Center
BU-GATA
Capital City PCS
CARECEN
CASA
Center for Community Investment
CentroNía
Culmore Clinic
EL Haynes PCS
Fair Chance
For Our Future Action Fund
Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Generation Citizen
Infectious Disease Society of American (IDSA) Foundation
Inspired Teaching
Kindred
Lift to Rise
March on Washington Film Festival
Monument Academy
NC WARN
New Profit
One World Education
PALTOWN
Refugee Congress
The Achievement Center
The Worker's Lab
YoKid
Young Invincibles
Young Playwrights’ Theater
YOUR Community Center