Julia Jannon-Shields

Julia Jannon-Shields serves as the ERSJ Community Engagement & Policy Advisor at King County, WA, focusing on equitable policy and community engagement for civic and urbanism initiatives. Responsibilities include managing the King County Equity Cabinet, contributing to the Equity, Racial & Social Justice Strategic Plan, and leading community engagement for the Social Equity in Cannabis Initiative. As a Senior Project Partner at BlackSpace Urbanist Collective, Julia designs learning environments to protect Black culture and has worked with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and Howard University. Additional roles include serving on the Equity Advisory Committee for the Puget Sound Regional Council, instructing fitness classes, and holding positions in various city and transportation equity initiatives. Julia's educational background is from the University of Washington.