Julie M. Hamilton has worked in the land use, environmental
and political arena in Southern California for over twenty years. Julie has
worked for the California Coastal Commission, the cities of Laguna Beach and
Poway, several small consulting firms and San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater.
She is widely respected for her understanding of land use and environmental
issues and the impacts of these issues on businesses and citizens.
Julie has served as a docent for the Tijuana Estuary and the Coastal Commission
representative to the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Management
Authority and the Border Task Force. She was a member of the Speakers Bureau
for the San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park and received its
Volunteer Award in 1993. She served on the SANDAG Telecommunications Committee
in 1995 and she was the facilitator for the County of San Diego's SMART Growth
Transportation Committee in 1999. While attending Law School, Julie received
the Environmental Law Clinic Intern of the Year Award and received the highest
grade in the Environmental Law Clinic for five semesters.
Julie graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Natural Resources
Planning and Interpretation in 1979, and received her Juris Doctor degree from
the University of San Diego School of Law in 1998. She is a member of the California
and San Diego County Bar Associations, and a member of the Environmental Law/Land
Use Section for both Bar Associations.
In her free time Julie enjoys volleyball (beach and indoor), kayaking, bicycling
and skiing. She sings in the choir, serves on the Board of Trustees, teaches
Sunday school and is the Lay Leader at her church.
