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Our Daughter of The Soil International Spectrum Award
MistressOfCeremonyandHonoree JulietBodleypka"JulieMango"
Actress, Structural Engineer, Certified Life Coach, & Mental Health Advocate: Juliet Bodley, more popularly known as Julie Mango, hails from the parishes of Clarendon and Manchester and she is a mixture of Sugar & Spice and everything Christ. She attended Glenmuir Prep school and Manchester High School. Julie has been in the performing arts since the age of 12, when she was a part of the group called Ayaedeh. If you ask Michael Jackson if he likes music, he will say "I am music". For Julie, if you ask her, does she like the performing arts, her answer is "I am the performing arts". Julie served in the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force for over 20 years, through which she obtained her Private Pilots License at the age of 19.
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Julie studied Structural Engineering at the University of Technology Jamaica and completed her Master's in Engineering Management at Florida International University.
She attained her John Maxwell Coaching Certification and is a Certified member of the John Maxwell Team. She worked as an Engineer in both corporate America and Jamaica with a short stint in the Jamaica Defense Force. Parallel to a successful career in Engineering, Julie suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder and she quotes: "I boldly say I am a 3-time suicide attempt survivor just to jolt persons into recognizing the gravity of such a statement. But I have to recognize that the stigma which I aim to eradicate is still alive and as such the subject of Mental Health, still has to be approached brazenly yet with caution." Julie began her journey to healing, with the help of a Professional Therapist and is now at a place where she not only wants to live, but Julie now aggressively advocates for Mental Health for Men, Women, & Children globally, irrespective of Race, Class or Creed. Julie believes "love is the answer" (a quote from her favorite Rastafari singer - Garnet Silk) and she professes Jesus Christ (Yeshua) as her Personal Lord & Savior.
