Meet Julie Baz
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Julie Baz
Founder & CEO
In 1989, she came to the United States to be with her family after the war in Lebanon. Julie believe that “Family is first always.” Her first job was a volunteer with Norfolk Convention Bureau as a host for the organization, seminar for Optometrists. In 2000, she started training for a mortgage company, and in 2002, she advanced to begin her first mortgage company with a partner. After 2013, she started working with Fulton Mortgage Company.
Julie worked her way up in this company from a temp to be in the Quality Assurance Department. She continued to volunteer for multiple organizations to assists the projects and visions. Because of her outstanding Volunteerism with various organizations over the years, in 2017, Julie received the award for appreciation for excellence in Volunteerism at the Upscale Resale for Montero Medical Mission.
Seeing the homeless Veterans on the street had a disturbance in her spirit because she recognized that they have fought for this country, and it is a shame for them to sacrifice so much then come back here and be homeless. She decided to do something about it and provide what they need in a holistic manner. From this, Julie created the vision of the BAZ VA Mission. BAZ VA Mission is a new model entitled, the “Veteran Housing Project,” that endeavors to meet the first-year goal to utilize a Drop-In Center.