Staff
Geoffrey Landward
Commissioner of Higher Education
Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer
Alison A. Adams
Secretary of the Board of Higher Education
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 for Innovation, Commercialization and Economic Development
Melissa Van Hien
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner & Office Manager
Kim Ziebarth
Associate Commissioner of Technical Education
Rachelle Ackley
Program Director Talent Ready Utah
Samantha Aird
Talent Ready Utah Specialist
Amy Andre
Program Manager of WBL & State Apprenticeship Intermediary
Matthew Baxter
Senior Data Scientist Analytics
Ashlee Blackham
Scholarship Specialist
Katie Bradley
Communications Specialist
Wayne Bushman
Audit Director
Dyllen Cafferty
FAFSA Coordinator
Brett Campbell
Senior Research Scientist
Denise Carter
Scholarship Specialist
Jay Chandra
Senior Data Engineer
Kris Coles
Assistant Commissioner for Student Affairs
Kathy Cook
Internal Auditor
Cassidy Dragunat
Scholarships & State Programs Director
Kevin Enright
Internal Auditor Supervisor
Ari Fenn
Assistant Commissioner of Research
Malin Francis
Director of Facilities and Planning
Brynn Fronk
Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner
Russell S. Galt
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Tech Education Finance
Richard Gonzalez
Assistant Commissioner for Access
Chance Groskreutz
Senior Database Administrator
Cyd Grua
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Jerry Henley
Assistant Commissioner for Innovation, Commercialization and Economic Development
Beckie Hermansen
Associate Commissioner of Analytics
Kennedy Hermansen
Scholarship Specialist
Connor Hill
Research Scientist
Steve Hood
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Tori Hooper
The Point, Projects Coordinator and Admin
Jillian Jensen
Human Resources Associate Director
Jeff Johnson
Data Privacy Analyst
Richard Lainez
Facilities Manager
Benjamin Langley
Manager of Accounting and Finance
Wei Li
Senior Data Scientist Data Narratives
Sarina Ma
Senior Data Engineer
Katie Mazzie
Director of Student-Centered Initiatives
Jimmy McDonough
Program Manager of Higher Education Initiatives
Alicia McIntire
Senior Research Scientist
Lisa Molina
Access Training Coordinator
Jordan Passey
Budget and Planning Analyst
Will Pierce
Assistant Commissioner of Technical Education
Spriha Pradhan
Senior Data Scientist Analytics
David S. Pulsipher
Senior Assistant Commissioner
Steve Radford
Assistant Commissioner of Pathways
Natalie Reidhead
Administrative Assistant
Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Counsel
Ashley Reyes
Manager of Student Financial Aid
Tess Roundy
Communications Specialist
Brian L. Shuppy
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Planning
Christian Simonsen
Work Study
Melissa Smolik
The Point, Executive Assistant and Project Specialist
Jeremias Solari
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Research and Data Systems
Kerry Stack
Manager of Finance and Student Aid Accounting
Kenadie Stanger
Data Scientist Analytics
Becca Szymanski
Internal Auditor
Karen Tao
Senior Researcher
Gabrielle Tellez
Director of Innovation and Commercialization, the Point
Xitlalli Villanueva
Program Specialist Talent Ready Utah
Olivia Wan
Accountant
Trina Weller
Administrative Assistant
Rachel Williams
Staff Auditor
Mark Wolfson
Special Projects Coordinator
