Biography

Julie Fincher is a passionate teacher and leader who has served in the field of
education at every level. A Classroom Teacher, School Administrator, Regional Human Resources Manager, Teacher Recruiter, State Department of Education Auditor, National Director of Leadership Development, and a Research-based creator and developer of the 2econd Win-7 Anchors for Building Thriving Leaders and Teams™ (a foundational leadership framework). Julie’s specialty areas of expertise are Leadership Development, School Improvement Processes, and Human Resources Business Partnership. Julie is committed to working with leaders to solve problems, develop teams, protect investment,s and scale impact.

Leadership Development Impact:

Julie has led over 100 school improvement audits with the Georgia Department of Education, which serves over 1.7 million public school students. Her work with the Georgia Department of Education was responsible for assisting Superintendents,
Chiefs and School Leaders meet the State k-12 learning standards. Julie has worked with all 181 local school districts in Georgia to provide services and support, ensuring that every student can learn. Julie has a deep expertise in:

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• Operational Foundations of Developing Leaders using her research-based framework: 7

• Anchor for Building Thriving Leaders and Teams™

• Conducting district-wide and building-level instructional and coherence audits

• John Maxwell’s 360 Leader

• Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, et al. Crucial Conversations

• Performance Management: Coaching, Feedback, and Accountability

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Summary of Prior Experience:
Julie has built a national portfolio of impact spanning K–12 schools, state agencies, and national nonprofits, beginning as a classroom teacher and private school administrator before moving into state-level leadership as a Lead Auditor with the Georgia Department of Education. She spent nearly a decade as a Human Resources Business Partner in Georgia’s 3 rd largest school district that serves 100,000 students, advising leaders, managing complex organizational challenges, and driving talent strategy. Julie served as a national thought leader of Leadership Development and Social and Economic Mobility at The New Teacher Project (TNTP), one of the largest educational research consulting firms in the nation. Alongside these roles, Julie founded 2econd Win™, a woman-owned consulting firm specializing in leadership development, building thriving teams, and organizational coherence. Across all positions, she has consistently operated as a strategist, advisor, and developer of leaders, known for creating research-based frameworks, the 7 Anchors™, that help leaders and teams thrive.

 

Credentials and Certifications:

•  Georgia Professional Standards Commission Certification in 6-12 English Language Arts

•  Georgia Professional Standards Commission Certification in Educational Leadership

•  Education Specialist, Post Graduate Degree in Educational Leadership, University of West Georgia

•  Master of Social Work (MSW) Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University

•  Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

•  Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP)

•  Georgia Alliance of Black School Educators (GA-ABSE)