Julia Kathryn Haney Strickland - Junior League of Little Rock

out, we were going with it - and we were laughing so hard and just hoping we didn’t fall out of thistruck on the Broadway Bridge. We spent two hours moving that thing over there by ourselvesbecause Iforgot the safe. But it’s those kinds of things that you’re like, ‘OK, we’ve got to just figure this out.’”Being in the League, and especially serving as president, has been a demanding endeavor, but it’s onethat has led to reward as well as personal and professional improvement for Strickland.For instance, she has overcome her fear of public speaking. As treasurer, she convinced the treasurerelect,who didn’t share her trepidation, to do all the talking.“I remember when I toldsomebody I was going to be president of the Junior League, they laughed andsaid, ‘But you don’t like talking in front of people.’ I said, ‘I know - I don’t know what I’m going todo!’” she recalls. “I’ve attended educational sessions about speaking in front of people and I’ve learnedto manage that challenge and to work around it.”Strickland says she doesn’t know yet what she’ll do on Wednesday, when her presidency officiallyends.“To be honest, all my efforts have been on finishing strong,” she says. “I have noteven thought aboutJune 1. I couldn’t tell you what I’m going to do. My thoughts have not gone there yet.”But she’s sure she wants to use what she has learned in the League: “Going forward, I would like tostay involved in the community but I would like to do something with my kids. There are lots of thingsout there that I can do with them to create a bond there with us, that there’s something we’re workingtowards and have something that we’re all passionate about. I don’t know yet what that is.”SELFPORTRAIT Julia StricklandDATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH Aug. 2, 1969, Murray, Ky.MY FAMILY THINKS I’M Supportive and encouraging.IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING An hour would be 75 minutes long.THE LAST MOVIE I SAW AND LIKED WAS The King’s Speech.I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED FOR Inspiring others to be leaders.I’M MOST COMFORTABLE When I’m challenged to solve a problem.TO MY FANTASY LEADERSHIP TRAINING SESSION I WOULD INVITE Walt Disney,Jeanne Joyner, Queen Noor of Jordan, Maria Shriver and my boss, Rick Roderick.IF I WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, THE THREE THINGS I WOULD HAVE TOHAVE WOULD BE My iPhone (although the battery would be a problem), my journal (to listeverything I need to do after being rescued) and a comfortable pillow.I WISH I COULD Visit all seven continents.MY FONDEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY IS Spending summers with my grandparents.ONE WORD TO SUM ME UP Determined.High Profile, Pages 35 on 05/29/2011