Julie Camerata has served the DC charter community for nearly two decades. As the executive director of the Co-op, she facilitates programming and services that reach over 5,000 students with disabilities enrolled in 50+ DC charter schools. She has successfully written and administered large grants to grow the organization’s reach and internal capacity. In 2018, Julie was appointed by the Mayor as the Chair of DC’s State Advisory Panel for Special Education. Prior to joining the Co-op, she worked in the District’s non-public, public and charter schools as a special education teacher and administrator.

Julie has a Master’s degree in Transition Special Education from George Washington University and a Bachelors of Arts in Politics from Oberlin College.