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

Vic Hockett
Associate Commissioner of Talent Ready Utah

Laís Martinez
Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Carrie Mayne
Chief Economist

Jefferson Moss
Associate Commissioner of Innovation

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

Kevin Enright
Audit Supervisor

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
Project Coordinator & Admin, The Point Project

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

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

Peter Reed
Talent Ready Utah Program Manager of Higher Education Initiatives

Hilary Renshaw
Associate General Council

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
Scholarships & State Programs Director

Becca Szymanski
Internal Auditor

Karen Tao
Senior Researcher

Olivia Wan
Accountant

Rachel Williams
Internal Auditor

Mark Wolfsen
Data Project Assistant

Trina Weller
Administrative Assistant

Joe Wheeler
Computer Systems Administrator

Laura Zemp
Senior Assistant Commissioner for Data Governance and Analytics