Julia Rogers founded EnRoute Consulting in 2008, inspired by the idea that more young Americans should engage in service work and travel as a way of learning about themselves and the world around them.

Now, nearly a decade and a half later, she is a leading international expert on the gap year option. Julia partners with educators, service-learning organizations, non-profits, government entities and families around the world to develop creative educational pathways that result in young adults being better prepared to succeed in life and work. She enthusiastically advocates for the popularization of the gap year through public talks, interviews, podcasting, consulting and exuberant cocktail party conversation.

The heart of her work, however, lies with her one-on-one work with individual students. Julia is a nationally accredited gap year coach who has had the honor of guiding hundreds of students and their parents through the gap year planning process.

Julia recently served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Gap Year Association, which promotes the responsible growth of the gap year option in America and chairs their Outreach Committee. In 2017, Julia was awarded the first-ever Gap Year Association award in Innovation for her work in the gap year industry.

Julia is a graduate of Hamilton College in New York. Julia and her family frequently embark on research trips to personally investigate gap year program locations. In 2022, Julia and her family spent a month in Bali to research programs. In addition to traveling, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding, archery, cooking and public policy and advocacy work.

Originally from New Jersey, Julia has lived in the UK, Maine, Tennessee, Montana, Wyoming and Tanzania. She now resides in Vermont with her husband Tom and two young daughters, who are already planning their gap year adventures.