Julie Candau is a Bay Area native and graduate of UC Berkeley earning a B.A. in Geography. After graduation, she managed technical support and software development for a geospatial mapping/modeling software company. For the past 25 years, Julie and her husband Paul have owned and managed a commercial finance company, providing strategic financing solutions to growth-driven entrepreneurial businesses. Julie is passionate about growing Jewish community and supporting Jewish education and Israel. She has been a member of the Contra Costa JCC board since 2017 and has been active in the Conta Costa Jewish community in various leadership roles as a long-time member of Temple Isaiah, and as one of the founders of the Contra Costa Jewish Day School.