Julie is Secretary General of EuroGeoSurveys, a not-for-profit association representing 37 European geologic survey organizations. She has a background in regional geologic mapping and more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles in government geoscience for geological survey organizations in Australia, Denmark, Greenland, and Belgium. Julie has a Ph.D. in Geology and a Master of Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh. Her primary focus is delivering EuroGeoSurvey’s vision of a Geological Service for Europe—a permanent, central, and sustainable service that provides foundational geoscientific data, information, and knowledge at a continental scale