Staff

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

Rachelle Ackley
Program Director Talent Ready Utah

Samantha Aird
Talent Ready Utah Specialist

Amy Andre
Program Manager of WBL & State Apprenticeship Intermediary

Zachary Barrus
Assistant Commissioner of User Experience

Matthew Baxter
Senior Data Quality Analyst

Ashlee Blackham
Scholarship Specialist

Katie Bradley
Communications Specialist

Wayne Bushman
Audit Director

Dyllen Cafferty
FAFSA Coordinator

Brett Campbell
Senior Researcher

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
Senior Researcher

Malin Francis
Director of Facilities and Planning

Brynn Fronk
Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner

Russell S. Galt
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Tech Education Finance

Anna-Casja Gipson
Administrative Assistant

Richard Gonzalez
Assistant Commissioner for Access

Chance Groskreutz
Database Manager

Cyd Grua
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs

Beckie Hermansen
Associate Commissioner of Analytics

Kennedy Hermansen
Scholarship Specialist

Connor Hill
Researcher

Steve Hood
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs

Tori Hooper
The Point, Projects Coordinator and Admin

Sammee Jackman
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

Jeff Johnson
Data Privacy Analyst

Richard Lainez
Facilities Manager

Benjamin Langley
Manager of Accounting and Finance

Wei Li
User Experience Researcher

Sarina Ma
Senior Data Engineer

Katie Mazzie
Director of Student-Centered Initiatives

Lisa Molina
Access Training Coordinator

Kitty Mui
Receptionist

Loreen Olney
Administrative Assistant

Jordan Passey
Budget and Planning Analyst

Will Pierce
Assistant Commissioner of Technical Education

Spriha Pradhan
Senior Research Analyst

David S. Pulsipher
Senior Assistant Commissioner

Steve Radford
Assistant Commissioner of Pathways

Peter Reed
Program Manager of Higher Education Initiatives

Natalie Reidhead
Administrative Receptionist

Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Counsel

Ashley Reyes
Manager of Student Financial Aid

Brian L. Shuppy
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Planning

Christian Simonsen
Work Study

Jeremias Solari
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Research and Data Systems

Kerry Stack
Manager of Finance and Student Aid Accounting

Kenadie Stanger
Research Analyst

Becca Szymanski
Internal Auditor

Karen Tao
Senior Researcher

Gabrielle Tellez
Innovation District Research Associate

Xitlalli Villanueva
Student Success and Opportunity Coordinator

Olivia Wan
Accountant

Trina Weller
Administrative Assistant

Rachel Williams
Staff Auditor

Jessica Williamson
Senior Human Resources Liaison

Mark Wolfson
Special Projects Coordinator

Laura Zemp
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Data Analytics and Governance