Julie Barger

Julie Barger

Director of Development, Lynchburg Humane Society

Julie Barger began her career as a high end children's fashion designer and business owner of Morfs Brand Clothing. After 15 years of designing, and selling her fashion line to such stores as Barney’s, Nordstroms, Target, and Fred Segal and as a licensee for Sesame Street, Star Wars, Marvel and Disney, she decided to volunteer at her local shelter after business partners took over the day to operations of her line. She began fostering kittens and shortly thereafter worked a part time front desk position at the Lynchburg Humane Society. When a new building was ready to be built she was offered the position of Development Director and has been responsible for fundraising, and donor relations and special events for 5 years now. She is responsible for raising over 1 million in donations yearly. She has two daughters, four dogs and a cat and has lived in Lynchburg,Virginia for 25 years.

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