Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy

Meet the Advisory Board - Julie Baker Finck

Julie Baker Finck, Ph.D. has served as the President of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation since its inception in 2013. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit and K-12 education, including four years on the executive leadership team of the Houston Independent School District. Prior to her move to Houston in 2009, she worked for Battelle for Kids, providing strategic consulting to urban school districts towards advancing large-scale improvement efforts. In addition, she served as Assistant Superintendent for the Franklin County Educational Service Center and Executive Director for Ohio SchoolNet Commission, a state agency dedicated to implementing $1 billion in educational technology initiatives across Ohio during her tenure. Dr. Finck began her career as a classroom teacher in Kentucky and earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in education administration from The Ohio State University in 2001.

“If you help a person to read, then their opportunities in life will be endless.” Barbara Bush