Board of Directors

Julie Friedman graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alabama with a BA in Art History. She serves on the Boards of the National Museum for Women in the Arts (Alabama Committee), the Alabama Writers' Forum, the Mobile Arts Council, the Mobile Opera, and the Mobile Ballet.
Mrs. Friedman's other civic activities include the Community Foundation of Southwest Alabama (Building Families Committee), the Steering Committee and Implementation Committee for the Cultural Plan (City of Mobile), Fairhope Chamber of Commerce, Junior League of Mobile, Mobile Opera Guild and Leadership Mobile. She also is a member of Mobile United and participated in the Leadership Initiative of Leadership Alabama. Mrs. Friedman and her husband, Dr. Frank Friedman own and operate the Point of View Bed and Breakfast Inn. In addition to her serving as Vice-Chair of the Council, Mrs. Friedman also served as Chair of the Council's Long-R