Executive Team

Geoffrey Landward
Interim Commissioner of Higher Education

Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer

Alison A. Adams
General Counsel

Taylor K. Adams
Associate Commissioner of Student Affairs

Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication

Jared Haines
Senior Advisor to Commissioner

Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner of Academic Education

Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah

Laís Martinez
Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist

Jefferson Moss
Innovation District at The Point Project Director

Melissa Van Hien
Office Manager / Executive Assistant to the Commissioner

Scott Wyatt
Senior Executive Director of Statewide Online Education

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.