We Are IH: Julie’s inspiration comes from her own family

February 1, 2024
Julie at Pigeon Point in St. Lucia, Caribbean

Name: Julie Bodden (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Community Integration Care Coordinator
Years of Service: 8
Worksite: Vernon Urgent & Primary Care Centre
Community:  Vernon
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: “When you make an observation, you have an obligation.” - M. K. Asante

Meet Julie Bodden, community integration care coordinator at Vernon Urgent & Primary Care Centre! This adventure-seeking world traveller has visited all seven continents, experienced penguin watching in Antarctica, climbed Kilimanjaro, and has even dove with whale sharks and giant hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos!

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