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
Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah
Laís Martinez
Assistant Commissioner for Belonging & Opportunity
Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist
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.