Julie Ogunleye

Julie leads United Way’s 211 information and referral program and 988 suicide prevention and crisis lifeline. She oversees their local 211 and 988 contact centers, builds strategic community partnerships and lifts up community insights in support of advocacy and systems improvement efforts. Julie is on a mission to make it as easy as possible to ask for and receive help when it’s needed, and to enable community-centered and data-informed decision making.

Prior to her role current role, Julie spent ten years working with Twin Cities companies to achieve their corporate social responsibility goals, engage their employees and raise donations for local community issues. She studied political science and urban development at Minnesota State University, Mankato and earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio.