Julia Montgomery

Current

• Policy Analyst Consultant at Dallas Independent School District

Past

• Public Policy Intern at Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Community Health Strategic Planning Intern at St. David's Community Health Foundation
• Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Cynthia Osborne at University of Texas at Austin - LBJ School of Public Affairs

• Policy Research Project Team Leader at University of Texas at Austin - LBJ School of Public Affairs
• Annual Report Coordinator at University of Texas at Austin - Mechanical Engineering Dept.
• International Space Station Instructor at NASA - Johnson Space Center
• International Space Station Flight Control Trainee at NASA - Johnson Space Center
• International Space Station Instructor at NASA - Johnson Space Center
• Student Associate at University of Texas at Austin - Physics, Math, Astronomy Library
• Java Researcher and Programmer at Schlumberger
• Web Developer at IBM

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Education

• The University of Texas at Austin - The LBJ School of Public Affairs
• The University of Texas at Austin
• The University of Texas at Austin

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Julia Montgomery’s Summary

Recent Master of Public Affairs graduate driven to improve socioeconomic opportunity and access to health care, particularly in Texas.

Currently working in college readiness at DISD. Before that, worked in economic opportunity at CPPP, community health at SDCHF, and family stability at the LBJ School.

In my prior life, worked in mission operations at NASA, Java programming at Schlumberger, and web development at IBM.

Julia Montgomery’s Specialties:

Policy analysis, statistical data analysis, coalition-building, public speaking & teaching, research, advocacy, strategic planning, project management, and programming (SAS, Excel, C/C++, Flash, Java, HTML).

Substantial experience in unemployment insurance, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, refundable tax credits (e.g. the EITC), matched savings accounts, asset-building/financial stability campaigns, predatory lending, Medicaid, CHIP, and mental health parity legislation.

Julia Montgomery’s Experience

• Policy Analyst Consultant

  Dallas Independent School District

  (Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Providing policy analysis work on college/career-readiness to DISD's Performance Management & Accountability department.

• Public Policy Intern

  Center for Public Policy Priorities

  (Non-Profit; Public Policy industry)

  May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)

• Community Health Strategic Planning Intern

  St. David's Community Health Foundation

  (Non-Profit; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)

• Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Cynthia Osborne

  University of Texas at Austin - LBJ School of Public Affairs

  (Educational Institution; Public Policy industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

• Policy Research Project Team Leader

  University of Texas at Austin - LBJ School of Public Affairs

  (Educational Institution; Public Policy industry)

  August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)

• Annual Report Coordinator

  University of Texas at Austin - Mechanical Engineering Dept.

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)

• International Space Station Instructor

  NASA - Johnson Space Center

  (Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

• International Space Station Flight Control Trainee

  NASA - Johnson Space Center

  (Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  September 2003 — December 2003 (4 months)

• International Space Station Instructor

  NASA - Johnson Space Center

  (Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  January 2003 — May 2003 (5 months)

• Student Associate

  University of Texas at Austin - Physics, Math, Astronomy Library

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2002 — October 2002 (5 months)

• Java Researcher and Programmer

  Schlumberger

  (Public Company; SLB; Oil & Energy industry)

  June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)

• Web Developer

  IBM

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  June 2000 — August 2000 (3 months)

Julia Montgomery’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin - The LBJ School of Public Affairs

  M.P.Aff. , Public Affairs , 2006 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Social, Health, and Economic Policymakers (Co-Founder and Chair), Graduate Public Affairs Council (External Liaison), Senate of College Councils (LBJ School Representative)

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.A. , Government , 2000 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Soma Dance Ensemble (Treasurer & Choreographer), University Democrats (Travis County Deputy Voter Registrar)

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.S. , Electrical Engineering , 2000 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Society of Plan II Engineers (President & Secretary), Kappa Theta Epsilon Co-operative Education Honor Society, IEEE

Additional Information

Julia Montgomery’s Interests:

core: husband & cat, family, friends. public policy: social/economic/health policy, tax policy, sustainability, urban planning. arts: music, photography, design, fiction, dance, movies, animation. natural sciences: astronomy, physics, biology, math, natural history. social sciences: psychology, philosophy, politics, sociology frontiers: technology, space exploration, travel, learning, communication. responsible living: the three r's, green/local goods & services, walking/cycling/public transit, microlending, active citizenship.

Julia Montgomery’s Groups:

•    Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin
•    The LBJ School Network
•    Dallas Texas Exes
•    Professional Public Service: MPA-MPP Degrees

Julia Montgomery’s Honors:

Invited student panelist at Women Decide 2008: Agenda for Women’s Health

LBJ School fellowship recipient

NASA JSC Outstanding Co-op Award

Cockrell Engineering scholarship recipient

Golden Key National Honor Society

Julia Montgomery’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• reference requests
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