Julee Brooks
Chief Executive Officer
Woodcraft Rangers
Julee Brooks, CEO, joined Woodcraft Rangers in February 2018 where she proudly guides service to 14,000 LA youth in Title 1 schools annually through afterschool, summer and outdoor education programs. A first-generation college student from a small town in Kentucky, Julee is passionate about whole-child development and education equity. Julee’s past roles include Executive Director of the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House, Museum Director of the Zimmer Children’s Museum (now Cayton Children’s Museum) and Director of Education at Nashville Children’s Theatre where she led each agency through periods of transformational change. Some of Julee's proudest work includes leading a coalition of afterschool providers in LA County working toward local policy advancement for youth, creating access and inclusion initiatives including We All Play which was a model program for the American Association of Museums' Museums for All Initiative, and developing innovative programs for children on the Autism spectrum in partnership with Vanderbilt University. Julee holds an MFA in Theatre for Youth from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a BA in Dramatic Arts and Government from Centre College. She lives in Valencia with her husband, Ross, their two sons and their fiercely friendly rescue pup, Hazel.
