About the IAPP

Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US, CIPM, is the Chief Operating Officer at Apgar and Associates, LLC.  Apgar and Associates is a Portland based firm specializing in information privacy and security, and especially HIPAA, since 2004.  Julia works with clients throughout the United States to implement and manage robust privacy and security programs to safeguard valuable patient and customer information.  Apgar and Associates prides itself on it practical approach to information privacy and security, and helps develop and implement cost effective and practical solutions to address risk.  The firm conducts compliance and risk assessments and security risk analyses, develops privacy and security policies and programs, creates and tests incident response and business continuity plans  and creates and implements training and education privacy and data security programs for clients.