Julianne Idleman has been with Hand in Hand since 2006. She brings many years of experience in corporate training, organizational design and personnel management to her work in the non-profit sector. Juli is a published author and writes about parenting and family life. She edits our monthly newsletter Connecting! and has also been heard on National Public Radio.

Juli has one daughter, one stepson and one stepdaughter. She is active in the homeschooling community and also volunteers to support the social and emotional needs of gifted students. Juli develops educational gardening programs and especially enjoys working with toddlers.