Meet Julia

Julia DiGiacomo is a RISE AmeriCorps Member serving her second term with the RISE  Program's communications team. 

Julia will be graduating from the University of Iowa in December, 2021 with majors in journalism and international relations and minors in Spanish and psychology. She previously worked as a politics reporter for The Daily Iowan and as a production assistant for Iowa Public Radio. 

Julia is an Iowa native who loves learning from people across cultures and finding out more about the world. She is excited to highlight the amazing work going on in the RISE Program and grow as a storyteller.

 In her free time, she likes to read, spend time in nature, and craft.

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