Julayne Virgil

Julayne Virgil has led Girls Inc. of Alameda County in advancing strategic investments in education, health, social emotional development, and workforce development since 2016. She uses her vision and her voice to direct strategies and investments to uplift young people at the intersection of gender, racial, and economic inequities, providing the access and opportunities young people deserve to realize their potential and thrive, and that our collective communities require to be healthy and sustainable. Julayne leverages her deep knowledge and networks in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area and decades of experience working for the public good to advance the 65-year-old agency’s reach and impact, ensuring that young people can continue to experience the agency’s transformational programming for generations to come.

Prior to Girls Inc., Julayne helped to advance educational equity by scaling Education Pioneers’ operations as the Vice President of Leadership Development overseeing national programming, and as the Founding Managing Director, Chicago where she oversaw the organization’s largest site launch. Previously, Julayne developed resources for school-based health centers for Access Community Health in Chicago, and managed the design and development of education and health social change campaigns for national non-profit and federal agency clients of The Ad Council in New York City.

A staunch advocate for girls, women, education, health, and marginalized communities, she has shared her expertise with KTVU, KQED, KBLX, the San Francisco Chronicle and the East Bay Express. Julayne was recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times, as a Nonprofit/Community Leader by the East Bay Women in Business through the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, and received the Simpsonista award from the New Literary Project.

Julayne holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, where she previously served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She sits on the boards of the Oakland Museum of California and St. Paul’s Episcopal School. Julayne is an Oakland native who is proud to live in her beloved hometown with her husband and two children.

(510) 357-5515 ext. 224

jvirgil [at] girlsinc-alameda.org