Staff
Geoffrey Landward
Commissioner of Higher Education
Angie Stallings
Deputy Commissioner & COO
Nate Talley
Deputy Commissioner & CFO
Alison A. Adams
General Counsel & Secretary of the Board
Taylor K. Adams
Associate Commissioner of Student Affairs
TJ Bliss
Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs
Trisha Dugovic
Director of Communication
Brynn Fronk
Executive Assistant to the Board, Board Secretary, and Deputy Commissioner/COO
Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah
Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist
Katie Mazzie
Associate Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives, Community & Government Relations
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
Amy Andre
Program Manager of WBL & State Apprenticeship Intermediary
Matthew Baxter
Assistant Commissioner of Data Governance
Ashlee Blackham
Financial Aid Manager
Wayne Bushman
Audit Director
Dyllen Cafferty
College in High School Coordinator
Brett Campbell
Senior Research Scientist
Denise Carter
Scholarship Specialist
Jay Chandra
Assistant Commissioner of Data Systems ORDS
Kris Coles
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Access & College in High School
Kathy Cook
Internal Auditor
Ligia Cordero
Administrative Assistant
Trevor Cross
Systems Administrator
Cassidy Dragunat
Assistant Commissioner of Financial Aid
Kevin Enright
Internal Audit Manager
Ari Fenn
Assistant Commissioner of Research
Russell S. Galt
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Tech Education Finance
Richard Gonzalez
Assistant Commissioner of Adult Learners
Chance Groskreutz
Senior Database Administrator
Cyd Grua
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Jerry Henley
Senior Assistant Commissioner of The Point
Beckie Hermansen
Assistant Commissioner of Analytics
Kennedy Hermansen
Scholarship Specialist
Connor Hill
Data Scientist II
Jordan Hill
Assistant Commissioner for Industry Workforce Initiatives
Steve Hood
Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs
Tori Hooper
Manager, The Point
Jillian Jensen
Human Resources Associate Director
Benjamin Johnson
Contract Officer
Jeff Johnson
Policy Analyst Data Privacy
Britnee Johnston
Assistant Commissioner of UX
Swathi Kukunarapu
Senior Data Engineer
Richard Lainez
Facilities Director
Benjamin Langley
Controller
Wei Li
Senior Data Scientist Data Narratives
Sarina Ma
Senior Data Engineer
Jimmy McDonough
Assistant Commissioner of Education Workforce Programs
Alicia McIntire
Senior Research Scientist
Hayley Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Sai Peram
Senior Data Scientist Data Governance
Will Pierce
Assistant Commissioner of Technical Education
Spriha Pradhan
Senior Data Scientist Analytics
David S. Pulsipher
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Compliance
Natalie Reidhead
Administrative Assistant & Reception
Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Counsel
Ashley Reyes
Manager of Compliance
Tess Roundy
Comms & Design Specialist
Brian L. Shuppy
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Budget & Finance
Angela Smith
Business Development Manager
Melissa Smolik
Executive Assistant, The Point
Jeremias Solari
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Research & Data Systems
Kerry Stack
Manager of Finance & Student Aid Accounting
Kenadie Stanger
Data Scientist Analytics
Cristina Stewart
Intern, The Point
Becca Szymanski
Internal Auditor
Karen Tao
Senior Research Scientist
Gabrielle Tellez
Director of Innovation, The Point
Olivia Wan
Budget & Planning Accountant
Rachel Williams
Internal Auditor
Mark Wolfson
Academics Special Projects Coordinator
