Julie Morris
Julie Morris is the senior vice president of ASPCA National Shelter Outreach. She joined the ASPCA in 1990 as senior director of the Manhattan Shelter/Animal Control Services before starting National Shelter Outreach (NSO) in 1995. Julie has over 25 years of shelter experience. She was the executive director of the Humane Society of Huron Valley in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1978 to 1986 and the director of operations of the Michigan Humane Society in Detroit, Michigan, from 1986 to 1990.
Since 1985, Julie has been a consultant for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for the New Jersey Animal Assistance Program. She is a current board president of the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy and an emeritus board member of the Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey. Julie received the 1999 American Humane K.C. Faculty Award for excellence in teaching and participation in American Humane-sponsored workshops and conferences.
Julie has a B.S. in zoology from Michigan State University and a master's degree in secondary science education from Eastern Michigan University. Julie lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her feline companion, Roxie.