Julie Walsh
Julie Santizo | |
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| Head Burgess of Temuair | |
| In office June 1, 2018 – March 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vitor Lista |
| Burgess of Mileth | |
| In office April 1, 2016 – May 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Conleth Avina |
| Succeeded by | Eligio Canton |
| Vice Burgess of Mileth | |
| In office April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Nataniel Godoy |
| Preceded by | Gloria Alvaro |
| Succeeded by | Eligio Canton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1967 Mileth |
| Political party | Imperial |
| Spouse | Connor Santizo |
| Alma mater | Mileth Central University |
| Awards |   Template:Battalion Leadership Award   Template:Captive Medal (Temuair)       |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Temuair |
| Branch/service | Imperial Army of Temuair |
| Years of service | 1988 - 2004 |
| Rank |  Comandante |
| Unit | 2/11 Battalion, 11th Imperial Dragón Brigade 1/3 Battalion, 2nd Alpino Brigade 3/3 Battalion, 2nd Alpino Brigade HQ company, 1/6th Battalion, 6th Terrican Rifle Brigade |
| Commands | 3/2 Alpino Para-Rifle Battalion |
Julie Santizo, née Barra, is the current Head Burgess of Temuair. She was appointed to the post by Avila VIII following the assassination of Vitor Lista by Terrican rebel Plinio Cora.
Early life
Career
Military career
Santizo entered the Imperial Army of Temuair at the age of 21 after completing her degree in business administration at Mileth Central University. While in college she participated in the Imperial Army Officers Preparatory Program (IAOPP) and, upon graduation, was commissioned as a Tenente and assigned to 2nd platoon, 2/11 Battalion, 11th Imperial Dragón Brigade. During her 12-week OCS course, she qualified as an expert marksmen with both handgun and service rifle.
She volunteered for and was accepted to train with the Alpinoes, the Imperial Army's elite mountain and arctic warfare unit, and following completion of training and promotion to Señor Tenente, she was given a slot as the leader of the company weapons section, 2nd company, 1/3 Battalion, 3rd Alpino Brigade. Upon promotion to Capitán in 1994, she attended the Imperial Army's Staff Warfare College, and returned to command the third company of the 3/2 Alpino Para-Rifle Battalion, 2nd Alpino Brigade, at which time she attended the Imperial Army's Airborne Warfare school. Following this promotion, Santizo's career plateaued as, even though the majority of her service performance evaluations listed her as promotable. She reportedly stated that a company command was what she desired, and had no desire to climb in rank.
The 1997 Sable Conflict lead to a field promotion to the rank of Comandante following <a series of events> which left her in command of the 3/2 Alpino Para-Rifle Battalion during Operation Aguantar, in which three parachute battalions of the Alpinoes conducted an parachute assault behind enemy positions in the Vi Castis Mountains. This promotion was upheld by the Imperial Army following the end of the war despite her not having been in for the required ten years to be eligible for promotion to 0-4, however, the Imperial Army declined to promote her to Tenente Coronel, the minimum rank required to retain command of the 3/2 Alpino Para-Rifle Battalion.
Following the end of the war, she was assigned headquarters company of the 1st Battalion, 6th Terrican Rifle Brigade for staff training, and was slotted as the battalions P3, or the Plans and Operations officer. During her time with the 6th Terrican Rifle Brigade, she was captured by Terrican rebels while conducting operations in the Terrican countryside. She was held for 12 days before being rescued by members of the 1st Cazador Battalion. She was offered an early separation by her commanding officer, as she had more than completed her original service obligations which qualified her for citizenship, and was very close to completing her extended service requirement. Santizo declined this, stating she would finish the term. She completed her term on active duty and separated from the Imperial army in 2004.
Political Career
In mid-2007, Burgess Nataniel Godoy approached Santizo and asked her to consider serving as his Vice Burgess if he won the 2008 Burgess Electoral Race for the Mileth Division. Godoy had been her commanding officer during her time with the 3/3 Battalion, 2nd Alpino Brigade, and was the officer who initiated her brevet to Comandante during <the war>. She agreed to serve if he won. Godoy's victory was confirmed on February 10, 2008, and both he and Santizo assumed office April 1, 2008. Both were reelected in 2012.
Godoy advised Santizo he would not be seeking reelection in 2016 and urged her to run in his place. She agreed, and was elected as the Burgess of Mileth in the 2016 Burgess Electoral Race. She choose Eligio Canton as her Vice Burgess.
In 2018, following the assassination of Vitor Lista, she was appointed to the office of Head Burgess by Avila VIII. Her duties as Burgess of Mileth, and her seat in the Camber of Burgesses was assumed by Vice Burgess Eligio Canton
Personal life
She met her husband Connor Santizo in 1995 while serving in the Imperial Army. He was working as a junior executive with Aisling Motor Corporation when they met, and remains with the company today. The two married in 1999 just prior to Santizp's deployment to Terrica. They have no children.