Julie Jimenez

Board Member

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Julie is the Assistant Director for Global Grants at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and Communications & Marketing Chair for the Nebraska World Affairs Council (NEWAC). Julie is an Omaha native with a passion for global issues and international education. From a young age, she’s been involved in addressing local issues and working with marginalized groups in the Omaha community. Her community outreach work expanded globally to parts of Latin America and the Middle East by working with marginalized children and youth.  

Julie attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and was involved in various international groups. After undergrad, she began her Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic (DR) as an Early Childhood Spanish Literacy Advisor where she served in rural communities on the Haitian-Dominican border for the first two years of service. She was later asked to join the leadership team as a Regional Supervisor overseeing volunteers and programs in the largest region of the DR. Following her Peace Corps service, she worked as Country Director for an international nonprofit organization in the DR called Outreach360. Julie oversaw all operations including diverse international staff and service-learning program. 

In 2021, Julie moved back to the U.S. after being abroad for six years and joined the Nebraska World Affairs Council (NEWAC) as the Communications & Marketing Director. She later started her career at UNO International Programs managing grant funded programs. In February 2023, Julie jumped into a new role as Assistant Director of Global Grants and began overseeing all federally grant funded initiatives for International Programs. 

Outside of NEWAC and UNO, she is a full-time mom of two, active member of the global and local community. She enjoys traveling, trying new foods, and learning new things.