Roberto Haza, Seattle Chapter President and Founder of Xtended Reality Advisory is thrilled to announce Julia Beabout, CEO and Creative Director of Novaby, is joining the Chapter as EVP of Partnerships and Community. Julia brings with her tons of experience as an expert and thought leader in AR Placemaking and Collective Memory practice, she has spoken on the subject for ARIA at the MIT Media Lab, U.S. State Department, Augmented World Expo (AWE), Architects Institute of America, the University of Washington, the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking, and even in our own VRAR Association
Julia has 25+ years experience leading clients and organizations through highly technical, creative projects up to $200 million, in the virtual and real worlds.
She has a BS in Architectural Engineering from Penn State University and an MA in Asian Studies from the Florida International University where her research focused on Collective Memory Theory and practice. She is registered Professional Engineer (PE), Leed Accredited Professional, and U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholar. She speaks, reads and writes Chinese.
Julia is also co-founder of Tech in the Tenderloin (TNT), a non-profit that connects low-opportunity youth with high-opportunity tech through fun events and educational activities in the Tenderloi neighborhood of San Francisco and beyond.
We are certain the Seattle Chapter will continue its momentum and build VRAR partnerships and community with the active participation of Julia in our team. Please join us in welcoming her and stay tuned for exciting events this year.
