Staff
![Geoffrey Landward](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Landward_Geoffrey03.jpg)
Geoffrey Landward
Commissioner of Higher Education
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Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer
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Alison A. Adams
Secretary of the Board of Higher Education
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Taylor K. Adams
Associate Commissioner of Student Affairs
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Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication
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Jared Haines
Senior Advisor to Commissioner
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Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
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Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah
![Laís Martinez](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Martinez_Laís03.jpg)
Laís Martinez
Assistant Commissioner for Belonging & Opportunity
![Carrie Mayne](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mayne_Carrie03.jpg)
Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist
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Jefferson Moss
Associate Commissioner for Innovation, Commercialization and Economic Development
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Melissa Van Hien
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner & Office Manager
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Scott Wyatt
Senior Executive Director of Statewide Online Education
![Kim Ziebarth](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ziebarth_Kim02.jpg)
Kim Ziebarth
Associate Commissioner of Technical Education
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Rachelle Ackley
Program Director Talent Ready Utah
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Samantha Aird
Talent Ready Utah Specialist
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Amy Andre
Program Manager of WBL & State Apprenticeship Intermediary
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Matthew Baxter
Senior Data Scientist Analytics
![Ashlee Blackham](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Blackham_Ashlee02.jpg)
Ashlee Blackham
Scholarship Specialist
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Katie Bradley
Communications Specialist
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Wayne Bushman
Audit Director
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Dyllen Cafferty
FAFSA Coordinator
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Brett Campbell
Senior Research Scientist
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Denise Carter
Scholarship Specialist
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Jay Chandra
Senior Data Engineer
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Kris Coles
Assistant Commissioner for Student Affairs
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Kathy Cook
Internal Auditor
![Cassidy Stortz](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Stortz_Cassidy02.jpg)
Cassidy Dragunat
Scholarships & State Programs Director
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Kevin Enright
Internal Auditor Supervisor
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Ari Fenn
Assistant Commissioner of Research
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Malin Francis
Director of Facilities and Planning
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Brynn Fronk
Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner
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Russell S. Galt
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Tech Education Finance
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Anna-Casja Gipson
Administrative Assistant
![Richard Gonzalez](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gonzalez_Richard02.jpg)
Richard Gonzalez
Assistant Commissioner for Access
![Chance Groskreutz](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Groskreutz_Chance02.jpg)
Chance Groskreutz
Senior Database Administrator
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Cyd Grua
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
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Beckie Hermansen
Associate Commissioner of Analytics
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Kennedy Hermansen
Scholarship Specialist
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Connor Hill
Research Scientist
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Steve Hood
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
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Tori Hooper
The Point, Projects Coordinator and Admin
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Jeff Johnson
Data Privacy Analyst
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Richard Lainez
Facilities Manager
![Benjamin Langley](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Langley_Ben02.jpg)
Benjamin Langley
Manager of Accounting and Finance
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Wei Li
Senior Data Scientist Data Narratives
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Sarina Ma
Senior Data Engineer
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Katie Mazzie
Director of Student-Centered Initiatives
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Jimmy McDonough
Program Manager of Higher Education Initiatives
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Alicia McIntire
Senior Research Scientist
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Lisa Molina
Access Training Coordinator
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Kitty Mui
Receptionist
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Loreen Olney
Administrative Assistant
![Jordan Passey](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Passey_Jordan03.jpg)
Jordan Passey
Budget and Planning Analyst
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Will Pierce
Assistant Commissioner of Technical Education
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Spriha Pradhan
Senior Data Scientist Analytics
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David S. Pulsipher
Senior Assistant Commissioner
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Steve Radford
Assistant Commissioner of Pathways
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Natalie Reidhead
Administrative Assistant
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Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Counsel
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Ashley Reyes
Manager of Student Financial Aid
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Tess Roundy
Communications Specialist
![Brian L. Shuppy](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Shuppy_Brian03.jpg)
Brian L. Shuppy
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Planning
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Christian Simonsen
Work Study
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Jeremias Solari
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Research and Data Systems
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Kerry Stack
Manager of Finance and Student Aid Accounting
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Kenadie Stanger
Data Scientist Analytics
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Becca Szymanski
Internal Auditor
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Karen Tao
Senior Researcher
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Gabrielle Tellez
Director of Innovation and Commercialization, the Point
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Xitlalli Villanueva
Program Specialist Talent Ready Utah
![Olivia Wan](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Wan_Olivia02.jpg)
Olivia Wan
Accountant
![Trina Weller](https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Weller_Trina03.jpg)
Trina Weller
Administrative Assistant
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Rachel Williams
Staff Auditor
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Jessica Williamson
Senior Human Resources Liaison
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Mark Wolfson
Special Projects Coordinator