Julie was born in the United Kingdom and joined the Hartling Group in February 2022. She moved to St Lucia with her family in 2008 and has Eastern Caribbean citizenship.

Julie graduated with a degree in Law in 1985 and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) the professional body for HR and people Development. She is a dedicated, driven, and versatile individual with over 30 years’ professional experience, including 15 at managerial and director level across the telecommunications, construction, new media, publishing, retail and more recently hospitality industries. She has worked extensively throughout the Eastern Caribbean and spent six months living and working in Guyana.

Julie has a proven track record of implementing effective strategies to support company growth and embed positive change with expertise in employment law interpretation, compliance, policy creation and implementation, staffing plans, compensation & benefits, performance management, on/off-boarding, employment law, and staff/industrial relations, policy implementation and recruitment.

Julie is a natural leader, who manages, motivates and develops personnel to maximise performance and has the interpersonal and communication skills to build positive relationships with colleagues and clients of all levels. Personable, approachable and supportive, passionate about people and process improvement, and excels in challenging working environments.

She has two adult children who reside in the UK. When at home, Julie enjoys watching British crime and legal dramas and reading fantasy novels.