Official District Governor Club Visit

Please join us as District Governor Julie Brandle kicks off her year by visiting her home Club of Akron!

About DG Julie:

Julie Brandle is a past president of the Rotary Club of Akron and currently serves as the District 6630 District Governor 2023-2024.

She has also served the District as a facilitator for the Tri-District Membership Event, chair of the public image committee, Assistant Governor for Summit S-Medina County Cluster, chair of the District Conference Committee, and member of the Foundation Gala committee and All-Ohio PETS committee. 

Julie is a committed community advocate and currently serves on the boards of Kent State University's Construction Management program, the Portage Development Board (economic development), Akron Civic Theatre, Akron Urban League, Greater Akron Chamber, ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) Northeast Ohio, and the Coleman and Hattie Larlham Foundations. Julie volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, Rotary Club of Akron, and the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio. Julie is a Lifetime Gold Award Girl Scout and holds the adult honors of Women of Distinction and the Thanks Badge. 

Julie is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School, as well as Bowling Green State University where she earned a double major in Interpersonal and Public Communication and Soviet Studies and a travel grant scholarship to study in Kiev, Ukraine. She is a graduate of Goldman Sachs 10k Small Businesses Cohort 6, ScaleratorNEO Cohort 3, Leadership Portage County Class of 2014, and Leadership Akron's Class 37 - 2020. 

Julie is the president and a founder of Metis Construction Services, a female owned commercial general contractor located in Kent. Metis completes ground-up, renovation, and facilities maintenance projects throughout Ohio, along with projects PA, IL, KY, MI, MO, DE, WA, ID, IL, IN, and NY. With nearly 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and public relations, Julie oversees these areas of expertise for Metis, along with a number of other responsibilities, and is an integral part of the management team that designs and manages the overall business strategy for Metis Construction. 

Julie is the daughter of Rich (deceased) and Leann Soika and has a brother Rich (Sharon) and sister Kristen (Orlando) and 5 nieces and nephews (Orlando, RJ, Lydia, Ardynn and Reid). Julie and her husband Steven reside in Brimfield Twp. Their daughter Kimberly is a May 2021 graduate of Bowling Green State University. She is employed as an Intervention Specialist with Anthony Wayne Local Schools.