Julie McDermid is the Executive Director of Karuna Inc., a housing organization she co-founded with a dedicated group of colleagues who have decades of combined experience working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, housing instability, mental health crises, and struggles with substance use. She is a member of the Human Rights Commission of the City of La Crosse and the former Project Manager for the Coulee Collaborative to End Homelessness. While working with Karuna to spearhead efforts to create innovative housing solutions that don't currently exist in our community, she also remains dedicated to contributing to the City/County collaborative development of a five year strategic plan to end homelessness in La Crosse.

https://www.karunahousing.org/