Juli Schaeffer, Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) Specialist for the Head Start Program in the Office of Early Childhood and Student Services (ECSS), has been named Employee of the Month for September 2024.
Jennifer Viveiros, Assistant Program Administrator, ECSS, shared, “Juli has been instrumental in streamlining the Head Start and Pre-K Counts application process for incoming families, and is a key support for enrollment and recruitment efforts in both programs. Juli is consistently reliable and supportive of family, staff, and colleagues. She is absolutely a team player.”
Ms. Schaeffer graduated from Conrad Weiser High School. She grew up in Robesonia, where she still lives. Juli shares here home with her chocolate lab, Murphy. She also has a 28-year-old son, Joe, who is getting married this month to his fiancée, Heather. Juli currently has two grand-dogs and is hoping for some two-legged grandchildren in the future!
In Juli’s spare time, she loves to travel. Cruises are her favorite, but she also enjoys day trips and weekend trips. Juli also enjoys dancing several nights a week (country line dancing or some local classic rock bands) and is active in her church.
Juli has worked for the BCIU for 24 years. One of her favorite parts of her job is communicating with BCIU families. She also adores her “fabulous” team in ECSS. Additionally, she enjoys being able to substitute in classrooms and getting the opportunity to work with students. She loves having variety in her day-to-day work.
You might not know that Juli has been a licensed cosmetologist for over 30 years, and still has several regular clients that she enjoys working with.