Julie S. Higginbotham

Julie S. Higginbotham has extensive experience in marketing and communications, with a focus on sustainable design engineering and energy efficiency consulting. Julie S. worked as a Marketing Director at Grumman/Butkus Associates, where their responsibilities included responding to RFPs and RFQs, assisting executives with various communications tasks, planning corporate events, managing the website and social media, and liaising with industry organizations. Prior to this role, Julie worked as a Senior Editor at Scranton Gillette Communications, Inc. for Building Design + Construction magazine, where they were in charge of writing, editing, and project coordination. Julie S. also managed the annual "40 Under 40" competition and represented the publication at conferences and trade shows. Before that, they were an Editor at Advantage Business Media, responsible for the planning, writing, editing, and project management of a bimonthly print and digital newsletter focused on laboratory design. In this role, they also planned educational programs and moderated conferences. Julie's career started at Reed Business Information as an Editor, and they later served as an Editor at American Nurseryman.

Julie S. Higginbotham earned their Bachelor's degree in President's Degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, between 1975 and 1978. In 2008 and 2009, they also completed graduate marketing courses at North Park University.