Julianne Baroody
Senior Director, Certification
Julianne (Julie) is Senior Director, Certification at Verra. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring that project review processes are effectively managed to deliver a high level of quality and meet defined service-level agreements.
Before her current role, Julie coordinated Verra’s forest carbon efforts and led VCS Program Development. Previously, she focused on adding value to plastic waste through Verra’s leadership of the 3R Initiative, led the development of the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta), managed the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Program, and supported governments, NGOs, and the private sector in African and Central American countries in their use of Verra’s land-based frameworks.
Julie started her career at the Rainforest Alliance. She holds a master’s degree in Forest Resources from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and a certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Evans School of Public Affairs, both at the University of Washington, and a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College.