Julie Clark

Experience

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  General Community Service

  Jan 1986 - now

  General Volunteer Work

  From college to present day, Julie has been active in community service through various roles, including newsletter generation, public speaking, and assisting at events from autism walks to selectively contributing articles on family and Asperger's.

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  Allied Electronics

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Branch Manager, Inside Sales

  Inside Sales Associate promoted to Branch Manager, focusing on business to business sales and growth. Completed and received certification for Zenger Miller Leadership Training.

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  JSR Ultrasonics (now Imaginant)

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Research Assistant

  Assisted in various classified projects, including destructive testing, measuring and analysis.

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  Public School System

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2014

  Volunteer

  Public school volunteer, working in such capacities as art room aide, room parent, chaperone and more, working with grades K-8. Supported MultiCultural Club activities, drama, and other programs 9-12. Discontinued service once daughter graduated, but continues to support her college through in-reach events.

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  Self-employed writer/author/speaker

  Mar 2007 - now

  Freelance Writer

  Freelance writer with published articles focusing on a variety of subjects including family life as well as Autism Spectrum Disorder.Published articles include pieces written for Autism Asperger's Digest, the International Autism Association for Families and Educators (IAAFE), and Home Educating Family Magazine (HEDUA/HEFM). Several pieces written for the award winning famiy blog, We Know Stuff, have also been syndicated by PopSugar Moms.

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  Author, Speaker

  Jan 2008 - now

  Author, "Asperger's in Pink" (Future Horizons 2010)

  Published author, writer, and speaker on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including Asperger's Syndrome, Julie manages several social media fronts as well as blogging about parenting, family and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Julie continues to be a featured guest on radio, blogs and tweet chats, speaking about Asperger's and Autism, as well as keeping creative with a special needs kid in the house. Julie welcomes public speaking opportunities related to Autism and Asperger's Awareness, as well as bridging the gap between caregivers and the professionals who care for these super special children. Julie's speaking engagements include speaking at the Autism Society of North Carolina (2013) and at SUNY Geneseo, a selective Liberal Arts college, where she spoke to a room filled with future teachers looking to learn more about working with children on the Autism Spectrum. While at Geneseo, Julie also presented a seminar to student leaders, encouraging them to identify personal roadblocks, pushing ahead to succeed their potential.Contact Julie directly or visit her website for availability and current speaking/writing rates.http://fhautism.com/aspergers-in-pink-pearls-of-wisdom-from-inside-the-bubble-of-raising-a-child-with-aspergers.html Show less

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  Julie Clark Art

  Feb 2010 - now

  President/Owner

  Small business owner of an artisan business, with shops located on several eCommerce sites, including "Wave and Willow" on Etsy.com. * Handle all aspects of running a small business from budgeting to social media to marketing to creation of new product lines. * Content writing for product listings* Make and design eco-friendly products and fine art pieces* Customer interfacing via art and craft shows* Inventory(Julie Clark Art is an umbrella business for both writing and art works.) Show less

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  We Know Stuff / RockSea LLC

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

  Contributing Writer

  Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger's Awareness writer, helping families with children on the Autism Spectrum and other special needs navigate life a little easier.

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  Pearson - Assessment & Instruction

  Apr 2015 - now

  Scorer, Seasonal Position

  Contract position. Worked as a Professional Scorer, assessing open ending essay questions. Maintained confidentiality and quality expectations and standards. Received performance incentives due to quality of work accomplished. Retained this position from hiring to the end of the project.Scoring at Pearson is a temporary position that typically runs April through June.