Julia Gittleman

Julia Gittleman, PrincipalJulia Gittleman

After beginning her career as a direct service provider, Julia spent more than a decade planning, designing and managing programs. She brings particular skills in program design and evaluation, policy research, staff management, budget development, multi-agency collaborations, and institutional fundraising. In 1997, she turned to consulting and the pursuit of a Ph.D. which she earned in 2003.

Over the past few years, Julia has focused primarily on program evaluation and development, best practice research and policy analysis.

Before forming MGA with Tom Mendelsohn in 1999, Julia spent eleven years at the Crittenton Hastings House (now the Crittenton Women’s Union), where she held a number of positions, most recently as the Chief Program Officer/Vice President of Programs.

Julia has a doctorate in social policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University. Her research there concentrated on welfare, substance abuse and family policy.

Julia and Tom both keep busy in their own communities with volunteer experiences that provide another opportunity to give back and to learn in ways that enrich their work.