Staff
Dave R. Woolstenhulme
Commissioner
Geoffrey T. Landward
Deputy Commissioner
Taylor K. Adams
Associate Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives
Alison A. Adams-Perlac
General Counsel
Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication
Jared Haines
Senior Advisor for Technical Education
Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
Melanie Heath
Associate Commissioner for Student Affairs and Access
Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah
Laís Martinez
Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist
Jefferson Moss
The Point’s Innovation District Project Director
Nate Talley
Chief Financial Officer
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
Talent Ready Utah Program Manager of K-12 Initiatives
Samantha Aird
Talent Ready Utah, Program Specialist
Zachary Barrus
Assistant Commissioner of Research
Matthew Baxter
Research Analyst II
Ashlee Blackham
Scholarship Specialist
Katie Bradley
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Wayne Bushman
Audit Director
Dyllen Cafferty
FAFSA Coordinator
Brett Campbell
Research Analyst II
Denise Carter
Scholarship Specialist
Kris Coles
Assistant Commissioner for Student Affairs
Edén Cortes-Lopez
Special Projects Coordinator
Ari Fenn
Senior Researcher
Sendys Estevez
Master’s Degree EDI Student Intern
Malin Francis
Director of Facilities & Planning
Brynn Fronk
Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner
Russell S. Galt
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Technical Education Finance
Anna-Casja Gipson
Administrative Assistant
Richard Gonzalez
Assistant Commissioner for Access
Chance Groskreutz
Research Analyst II
Cynthia Grua
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Kennedy Hermansen
Scholarship Specialist
Connor Hill
Researcher
Steve Hood
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Tori Hooper
The Point, Project Coordinator & Admin.
Calla Hoover
Research Specialist
Ashley Hsia
Internal Auditor
Sammee Jackman
EDI Part-Time Coordinator
Richard Lainez
Facilities Manager
Benjamin Langley
Manager of Accounting and Finance
Katie Mazzie
Director of Student-Centered Initiatives
Kelsey Martinez
Research Manager
Lisa Molina
Access Training Coordinator
Loreen Olney
Administrative Assistant
Kathryn Ottesen
Internal Auditor
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 Workforce Initiatives
Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Council
Peter Reed
Talent Ready Utah Program Manager of Higher Education Initiatives
Ashley Reyes
Manager of Student Financial Aid
Brian L. Shuppy
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Budget and Planning
Jeremias Solari
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Research and Data Science
Kenadie Stanger
Research Analyst
Cassidy Stortz
State Aid and Access Manager
Karen Tao
Senior Researcher
Olivia Wan
Accountant
Mark Wolfsen
Data Project Assistant
Trina Weller
Administrative Assistant
Laura Zemp
Assistant Commissioner of Research
