Kim Ziebarth has spent nearly three decades in technical education, beginning as faculty at Davis Technical College and advancing through several leadership roles, including Vice President of Instruction and Interim President. She later joined the Utah System of Technical Colleges and then USHE, where her work has focused on statewide technical education policy and initiatives.
Kim also serves nationally with the Council on Occupational Education, where she is a Commissioner, past chair, and accreditation team leader. She serves on the National Technical Honor Society Board of Directors as Chair-Elect. Kim holds degrees from Boise State University and Utah State University.
Kim and her husband have two daughters who both enrolled in technical education programs in high school, worked in their fields while continuing their education, advanced professionally, and entered their current careers as a nurse practitioner and therapist in private practice.