Executive Team

Geoffrey Landward
Commissioner of Higher Education

Angie Stallings
Deputy Commissioner & COO

Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner

Alison A. Adams
General Counsel & Secretary of the Board

Taylor K. Adams
Associate Commissioner of Student Affairs

Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication

Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah

Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist

Katie Mazzie
Assistant Commissioner of Strategic & Government Affairs

Jefferson Moss
Associate Commissioner of Innovation, Commercialization and Economic Development

Melissa Van Hien
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner & Office Manager

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.