Executive Team
Geoffrey Landward
Commissioner of Higher Education
Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner & CFO
Alison A. Adams
General Counsel & Secretary of the Board
Taylor Adams
Associate Commissioner of Presidential Leadership and Special Projects
TJ Bliss
Associate Commissioner for Academic and Technical Education
Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication
Brynn Fronk
Assistant Board Secretary and Executive Assistant
Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah
Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist
Katie Mazzie
Associate Commissioner of Government and Trustee Relations
Jefferson Moss
Executive Director of the Nucleus Institute
Angie Stallings
Chief Educational Pathways Officer
Rachel Terry
Chief of Staff
Melissa Van Hien
Assistant Chief of Staff
Kim Ziebarth
Senior Advisor 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.