As a senior account executive for the Hispanic Practice, Julio executes the day-to-day public relations activities for The CoverMe Foundation account. His responsibilities include conducting media outreach, developing media materials, and assisting with media and market research. Julio also contributes to the Hispanic Practice’s Trends del Mes newsletter, researching trends and developments in the Hispanic consumer market. 

Prior to joining the firm, Julio served as the public affairs officer for an Air National Guard unit. He directed media relations and internal communications programs and conducted community relations efforts. He helped raise public awareness of the unit during its wildland firefighting activities, at the delivery of its first new airplanes in decades, and at the return of troops from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2004 Julio deployed to Iraq to support coalition public affairs programs.

Julio completed a Master of Science degree in Public Relations at the University of Stirling in Scotland and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Stanford University. He has studied Spanish grammar, Mexican literature and Mexican cooking in Guadalajara and Guanajuato, Mexico. He has also traveled in Spain and Central America.

In his spare time, Julio enjoys jogging, badminton and gardening.