Meet Our Team
Julia Sargent
Julia is a dedicated advocate for children and youth, guided by childhood and youth studies, community care, and social justice. She believes children and youth are active social actors whose voices and experiences should be meaningfully recognized in the spaces that shape their lives.
In her role as Administrative and Program Support Coordinator for PACT’s Grow-to-Learn and LifePlan Coaching programs, Julia supports the day-to-day operations of community-based, trauma-informed programming. Behind the scenes, she helps ensure systems and processes run smoothly so that children, youth, and families can access consistent, supportive programming in their daily lives.
Julia also works as a Research Assistant to Dr. Hunter Knight (PI) at King’s University College, contributing to her research on the experiences of adults who were subjected to seclusion in schools as children. Her work supports the examination of their experiences of seclusion, how it shaped their childhoods, and alternatives to seclusion informed by their experiences and recommendations.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Childhood and Youth Studies (Major) from King’s University College, where she was the top graduate in her academic category and received the 2025–2026 Board of Directors’ Gold Medal Award. Her academic focus includes child and youth engagement, advocacy, and systemic change. She also holds a Diploma in Social Service Work from George Brown College and a Certificate in Human Services Foundations from Fanshawe College, where she received the Annie Brown Memorial Scholarship.
Outside of work, Julia enjoys spending time with her family, bird watching with her cat Sya, getting lost in a good book, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles.