Julia Fedor

Name: Julia Fedor

Organization / Company: Chicago Abortion Fund

Julia is co-chair of the board of directors at the Chicago Abortion Fund. In 2010, she helped found the Chicago Female Condom Campaign to promote access to the only receptive partner-initiated tool that protects against both unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

By day Julia works as a project manager at Firefly Partners, focusing on website design and online marketing for small and mid-size nonprofit organizations. She recently completed a fellowship with Heartland International in a State Department-sponsored exchange program for young public interest professionals in the United States and Turkey.

Previously, Julia worked in online communications and public policy at the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, a sexual health advocacy organization. She has experience working in field organizing at Population Connection, health policy at the National Organization for Women, and development at the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative.

She was named the 2010 Junior Advocate of the Year by the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition and served as a 2008-2009 fellow of the Northwestern University Public Interest Program.

Julia holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and urban studies from Northwestern University, where she wrote her senior honors thesis on the use of the emergency contraceptive pill as a preventive health behavior among young adults.

Originally from the Gulf Coast of Florida, Julia resides in Chicago. When not working, she can be found traveling, salsa dancing, and cooking. Tweet with her at @JuliaFedor.