Julia Dreher was optiMize’s fifth Student President, leading the organization through a period of tremendous growth. During her tenure as President, optiMize surpassed 5 million dollars in total funds committed and received over 300 applications to the Social Innovation Challenge for the first time. After graduating from Michigan (International Studies, ‘20), Julia served the Biden campaign in Michigan as well as Jon Ossof’s campaign in the Georgia run-off election. Now, Julia is a program assistant at USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact.