Michele DeJuliis was appointed as the commissioner of the inaugural

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in 2015, holding the position until December 2016. On May 23, 2013, DeJuliis was elected to the US National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. and captured a gold medal with the

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at the 2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup.

Career

Gaining All-America honors as a member of the

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team, she would amass 142 goals and 203 career points. Of note, she was part of the US national team program since 1994. A former member of the United States national team, DeJuliis captured a gold medal at the 2009 Federation of International Lacrosse

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. In January 2001, she was the founder of The Ultimate Goal Lacrosse Club. DeJuliis would join the Princeton Tigers women's lacrosse program during the 2004–05 season in a role as offensive coordinator.

Law enforcement

DeJuliis was a former member of the Baltimore Police Department from 1999 to 2004. During her time, she earned Meritorious Conduct Award and the Police Commissioner's Award of Excellence.

Awards and honors

*1992 Baltimore Sun's Metro Player of the Year *1997 Aimee Willard Award (presented to the outstanding college player at the National Tournament) *Three-time IWLCA All-America (1995, 1996, 1997) *Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2008) *2009 Beth Allen Award (presented to a member of the US Lacrosse Women's Division ) *2013 inductee to the US National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

References

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