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Issue 12, June 2010
Julia joined VEMCO in March of 2007 as the Shipping Assistant and is responsible for packaging all VEMCO equipment destined for locations around the world. She also ensures all of the shipping documentation has been properly prepared. A graduate of St. Petersburg College of Construction in Russia with a Diploma in Bookkeeping, Julia and her family immigrated to Canada in August of 1999, originally settling in Toronto, Ontario. They relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in September of 2001.
Julia has a 23-year old son who graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax in the fall of 2009 and her eight-year old daughter is enrolled in French immersion. When Julia is not packaging VEMCO product or learning French from her daughter, you can find her cycling around suburbia or hawking 50/50 draw tickets at the weekly Deli Days MS Bike Team fundraiser.
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An overall fitness buff, Julia has been an avid weightlifter for many years. Recently, she has taken up yoga and cycling and is thoroughly enjoying both of her new pursuits. Julia is a member of VEMCO's MS Bike Tour team and will be cycling 100kms over a two day period on July 24th and 25th to help raise money for multiple sclerosis research.