Julia Winter – Roadtrip Nation

My road in life has been direct.

Growing up she was an avid athlete and a camp counselor—says these interests sparked an early interest in working with young people and teaching.

Attended the University of Minnesota where she received two bachelor’s degrees; one in chemistry, and one in education.

Got married and moved to Utah with her husband where she began teaching middle school chemistry.

Attended Wayne State University where she received her master’s degree in chemistry.

Moved to Detroit, MI to accept a teaching position at Detroit Country Day School, a private college preparatory school—she taught chemistry and coached track there for over 20 years.

In 2013, she started her first company, OChemPrep, an online preparation program designed to help students succeed in college organic chemistry, but it only lasted one summer.

Inspired by the idea of teaching digitally and using technology to better help students, she started her second company, Alchemie, which creates digital tools for students to learn chemistry concepts.

In 2016, she earned the James Bryant Conant Award, the highest honor given to a high school teacher by the American Chemical Society.

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