Kutak Rock partner Fred Marienthal has been elected and is serving as a Trustee and Treasurer on the Friends School Community Board.  Fred previously served on the Friends School Community Board from 2007 to 2015 as Board Chair, Co-Chair, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair and Strategic Planning Committee Chair.  Friends School is governed by an elected Community Board comprised of parents, parents of alumni students, the Head of School, and community members.  In addition, the three founding parents of the school are ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board who are a source of historical information for the school community and help sustain the school’s core values.

Friends School’s Head of School, Honor Taft, said “we are excited to have Fred back on the Community Board and value his institutional knowledge of Friends School and his financial experience and acumen.”

Friends School, founded in 1987, is located in Boulder, Colorado, and is a supportive, dynamic community committed to educating the whole child — head, hand, and heart — and to training exceptional teachers for tomorrow’s classrooms.  The school provides a strong academic foundation while developing creative expression and nurturing a passion for learning.  Friends School students gain a deep understanding of themselves and are inspired to act with compassion and integrity.  Friends School offers the following educational programs: a preschool, elementary school, middle school and a Teacher Preparation Program.