JULIENNE LOUIS-ANDERSON is an educator, strategist, and systems leader whose work centers racial equity across criminal justice, education, and nonprofit spaces. She currently serves as Strategic Initiatives and Grants Manager for the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, where she oversees more than $8 million in community-based interventions focused on reentry, family reunification, victim services, and public safety. As the daughter of a formerly incarcerated Black man, Julienne brings both lived experience and policy expertise to her work—bridging institutional systems with community voice. Her advocacy is deeply rooted in her upbringing as a proud graduate of New Orleans public schools and in her professional beginnings as a classroom teacher and instructional coach. Her academic journey—from Howard University to Xavier University of Louisiana—shaped her pedagogical approach centered on asset-based instruction, cultural affirmation, and equity. Julienne lives in New Orleans with her husband, Ross, and their daughter, Janelle. Her commitment to building an educational and community legacy for her daughter is grounded in a multigenerational belief in collective liberation. Julienne sees her work as a calling: to ensure that Black children and families are equipped, affirmed, and empowered to eradicate unjust systems and build new ones.
