Julie Vreeland serves as the Foundation Director for both St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls, Minnesota and St. Francis Health in Breckenridge, Minnesota. Vreeland comes to CHI with over 40 years of non-profit experience, with 15 of those years in the Chamber of Commerce management field. Following her chamber career she continued to work for regional non-profit organizations including: Minnesota Technology and as the Non Profit Resource Specialist for Bremer Bank in Brainerd, MN. In 2011 Vreeland began working as a Customized Training Representative for Central Lakes College (CLC) in Brainerd, MN and later serving as the Director of Customized Training for the Brainerd, MN and Staples, MN CLC Campuses.
Vreeland received her Institute for Organizational Management (IOM) designation in 1987 at the University of Colorado, Boulder, through the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management Program. She received her undergraduate degree at St. Cloud State University and graduated in the 2016 cohort at the University of St. Thomas in their Executive Director Leadership Program.
Vreeland resides in Brainerd, MN with her husband Joe. They have three grown children and 4 grandchildren.