Julie Hasfjord

My husband and I are black belt in martial arts, and we also love hiking, kayaking, swing dancing, gem mining, and playing guitar.

I love working at TIES because…my thoughts and ideas are valued. I feel like I am an equal member of the team and my contributions are respected.

I was working with the National Electronics Museum in Baltimore to plan Community STEAM Experience for Baltimore City Public Schools students. One of the activities I suggested related to the work of a little-known turn of the century African American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In researching Latimer, the museum was able to uncover and gain access to some letters between Latimer and Thomas Edison along with other materials. This led to the museum creating an entire exhibit on Latimer, one of only a handful in the nation, allowing school children to see the diversity of inventors in our country.