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
