Julie Friedemann was appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2017. She began her career as a teacher in 1975 and is a retired Mathematics Teacher from Jefferson County School District R-1 (Alameda High School and Green Mountain High School).  Ms. Friedemann is currently an affiliate faculty member at Regis University, serving as mathematic faculty for the Jesuit Worldwide Learning Diploma Program. In 2022, she is serving as an Assessment Administrator for National Assessment of Educational Progress.

She holds a B.S. from Colorado State University; an M.A. from the University of Denver; and graduate work toward an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado.  Ms. Friedemann has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Colorado Education Association and the Jefferson County Education Association.