Julie Croner

Julie Croner

Julie Croner serves as the Vice President of Community Development for Health Union. She holds a B.S in Business Administration, Management Information Systems from West Virginia University, is an American Association of Drugless Practitioners Certified Holistic Health Coach, and is a certified yoga instructor. After a career in IT consulting had to be put on hold, Julie found the world of patient advocacy and realized her life’s work was to advocate for all health leaders.

Starting her personal advocacy site (itsjustabadday.com), Julie lives out her mission everyday and hasn’t looked back since! Her work has been recognized by numerous platforms including Stanford MedX, The National Psoriasis Foundation, Everyday Health, Healthline, WebMD, The Mighty, in 2020 was named to the MM&M 40 under 40 class of healthcare marketers, and won the 2021 Reuters Events Global Pharma Awards Patient Champion: Patient Advocate Award. When she’s not working to empower the patient voice you can find Julie jamming out to Celine Dion (or Cocomelon), attempting to fit in a yoga sesh between 3 crying kids, trying a new recipe for dinner, or enjoying life in Pittsburgh, PA!