Julie Ragsdale

Julie Ragsdale is a highly experienced non-profit and tax-exempt professional with a wealth of legal expertise spanning 22 years. She is known for her skill in connecting people, ideas, and resources to drive significant social impact and mission alignment.

Her proficiencies include a wide range of areas such as philanthropy, networking, finance, strategy, knowledge management, grantmaking, grantseeking, and collaboration. Julie is a knowledgeable leader in higher education, workforce development, and education-to-employment sectors.

Additionally, she excels as a corporate insurance manager, specializing in risk assessment, D&O, E&O, and cyber liability. Her deep expertise extends to intellectual property, real estate, corporate compliance, litigation, M&A, and investments.

With 16 years of non-profit board and governance experience, Julie has held key positions such as President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary. She is currently seeking to leverage her skills and knowledge to bring value to a corporation or organization through a right-fit board position.

Julie Ragsdale's DISC Style reflects her cooperative, empathic, and optimistic nature, with strengths including being a maximizer, futuristic visionary leader, individualization proponent, achiever, and relator who excels at relationship-building.

Julie pursued her JD in Corporate Law at Willamette University College of Law and completed her B.B.A. in Finance at Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration. She has held significant roles, including Vice President and Associate General Counsel, at Strada Education Network, and previously served as Vice President and Senior Corporate Counsel at the same organization. Julie also has experience as an Associate at Ice Miller.