Executive Team
![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
Institutional Resources
State Authorization (UT-SARA)
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is an agreement among member states, districts, and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state.