We are pleased to announce that Christopher Von Maack ’97 has been elected Rowland Hall’s next chair of the Board of Trustees. He will begin his term in July 2020.

Current Board Chair Jennifer Price-Wallin will continue in the role for the upcoming academic year.

I look forward to helping preserve and enhance our strong institution and community.
- Christopher Von Maack ’97

Chris joined the board in July 2014 and has served as chair of the Alumni Association and Development Committee. A Rowland Hall lifer—a student who attended the school for 12 or more years—and parent of two current students, his long-standing relationship with the school and dynamic leadership skills made Chris the clear choice to guide the board during the transition to a new head of school and ongoing capital campaign. “It will be an honor to serve as board chair during these important times,” Chris said. “I look forward to helping preserve and enhance our strong institution and community and acclimate a new head of school—something that the school has not done in 28 years.”

Chris graduated from UCLA with a degree in English. He obtained his JD from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and was a writer and editor for the McGeorge Law Review. A civil trial lawyer, Chris and law partner Jason McNeil recently founded McNeil Von Maack, a downtown firm focusing on complex business, intellectual property, and government contract disputes.

Chris and his wife Alexandra ’99 are parents of fourth grader Charlie and first grader Juliet. Alexandra is currently serving as the chair of Rowland Hall’s 2019 Auction, A Night in Havana, and both alums have dedicated countless hours as school volunteers over the past decade. Chris also serves on the board of the R. Harold Burton Foundation and previously served as a trustee for Preservation Utah and the Salt Lake Honorary Colonels.

“I am thrilled Chris has agreed to chair the Board of Trustees in 2020,” Jennifer said. “He is a visionary and understands the school very well. Rowland Hall is in excellent shape, and under Chris’s leadership, the school will continue to provide an exceptional education for years to come.”

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