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Julie McCready is a life long resident of Richland County, and she and husband Tom own McCready Interiors/ Norwalk The Furniture Idea, a 23 year family business that is part of the McCready Family’s 95 year furniture history. She is a residential and commercial designer and manages a team of five designers at McCreadys.
Julie graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA degree in education and a MA in child psychology and was an educator in the Lexington School District for 20 years. She continues her passion for teaching as Norwalk Furniture’s Training Specialist and her love of language as a contributing writer for Heart of Ohio Magazine. Focused on giving back to her community, Julie has served as trustee on the board of the Richland County Foundation, and became Chairwoman in 2019.
She has two sons Graham and Gabe, enjoys living in Ohio and being inspired by the World.