Ms. Aoki is the Director of Healthy Eating and Active Living Programs at the Public Health Law Center and has over two decades of experience in developing public policy for the public good. She coordinates the work of the Healthy Eating and Active Living team and provides legal technical assistance to support Tribal, state, and local communities in developing laws and policies to support healthy food systems, physical activity, and health equity. She has written amicus briefs to support local public health laws and provides educational and training presentations at state, regional, national, and Tribal conferences. She is a past president and current member of the Minnesota Community Health Workers Alliance Board, a volunteer member of the Robbinsdale Human Rights Commission, and the parent of three kids. Before joining the Center, Julie served as an Assistant Attorney General with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office in the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Divisions