Background
Julifs, Sandra Jean was born on July 12, 1939 in Jersey City. Daughter of Roy Howard and Irma Margrete (Barkhausen) Walters.
community action agency executive
Julifs, Sandra Jean was born on July 12, 1939 in Jersey City. Daughter of Roy Howard and Irma Margrete (Barkhausen) Walters.
Bachelor, University Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1961. Postgraduate, University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1963. Postgraduate, Mankato State College, Minnesota, 1963.
Teacher, St. James (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1961-1962; substitute teacher, Sleepy Eye (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1963-1967; home bound tutor, Sleepy Eye (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1967; lay reader, rater, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1968; co-founder, Family Planning Service Portage County, Stevens Point, 1970-1972; family planning director, Tri-County Opportunities Council, Rock Falls, Illinois, 1971-1977; energy programs coordinator, Tri-County Opportunities Council, Rock Falls, 1977-1978; planner, Equal Employment Opportunity officer, Tri-County Opportunities Council, Rock Falls, 1978-1983; president, chief Executive officer, Tri-County Opportunities Council, Rock Falls, since 1983. Secretary Illinois Ventures for Comty. Action Springfield, 1983-1991, board directors 1991-1994, 96-.
Member National Community Action Foundation, Washington, since 1987. Board directors Twin Cities Homeless Coalition, 1989-1996. Advisory council Sauk Valley College Human Services, 1990-1999, Institute for Social and Economic Development, 1992-1995.
Member Sauk Valley College Workforce Development Council, since 1999. Member Whiteside County Overall Economic Development Council, 1990-1999. Consultant committee Northern Illinois Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 1993-1999, churchwide assembly delegate, 1995.
Member Statewide Rural Poverty Conference Committee, 1996-1997. Member Illinois State Microenterprise Initiative. Community services advisory committee Illinois Department Commerce and Economic Opportunity, since 1998, chair, since 2003.
Member Rock Falls Community Development Council Board, since 2005, member executive committee, since 2005. Member Whiteside County Welfare Association, Lee County Welfare Association (secretary-treasurer 1983-1984), National Community Action Association, Community Action Partnership, Illinois Community Action Association (committee chair 1985-1988, director executive committee 1986-1995, treasurer 1988, 89, secretary 1989, 90, vice president 1991-1993, president 1993-1995, director 2000-2003, Recognition award 1985-1995, 2000-2003).
Married Harold William Julifs, July 22, 1961. Children: David Howard, Steven William.