Julie Benitez has taught Theatre in GUHSD since 1996. She was at Monte Vista High from 1996-2023 and she began at Granite Hills in 2023.  She is a co-founder of Teach Tech Theatre (with Kirsten Giard) and has taught numerous workshops and conferences over the last 15 years to other theatre teachers in the country about how to teach safety and the basics of technical theatre. She was honored as Teacher of the Year at Monte Vista High in 2018.