Julie Delaney

Background

About Julie Delaney

Julie C. Delaney, PhD, obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in Elementary Education, holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Western Illinois University, and her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Julie recently retired from her 16 year position as principal of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School. Beginning the 2025-26 academic year, she will serve in two semi-retired positions and the as Director of Development for St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and as an adjunct instructor in the education department for Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. She has 40+ years in Catholic education as a middle school teacher and Preschool through 8th grade administrator. She worked as an adjunct consultant with Catholic Schools Management working with schools across the county in the areas of Institutional and Specialized Assessments, Strategic Planning, Elementary School Administration, and Marketing and Enrollment Management. Julie has served on a variety of boards and committees including the Governor’s Nonpublic School Advisory Board, Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education Board, the Council of Iowa Accredited Nonpublic Schools. She currently serves on the St. Ambrose University Master's in Education Advisory Council, and Upper Iowa University’s Teacher Education Advisory Committee.