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_Executive Director

Q. Val Hale

801-538-8769 vhale@utah.gov

_Deputy Director

Benjamin Hart

801-538-8799 benhart@utah.gov

_Managing Director of Operations

Kori Ann Edwards

801-538-8623 kaedwards@utah.gov

_Managing Director of Business Services

Ryan Starks

801-538-8794 ryanstarks@utah.gov

_Managing Director of Tourism & Film

Vicki Varela

801-538-1369 vvarela@utah.gov

    _Director of Marketing and Communications

    Pete Codella

    801-538-8774 pcodella@utah.gov

    _Executive Assistant

    Lynne Mayer

    801-538-8769 lmayer@utah.gov

    Business Services

    _Managing Director of Business Services

    Ryan Starks

    801-538-8794 ryanstarks@utah.gov

    _Life Science Cluster Director

    Clark Cahoon

    808-348-9238 ccahoon@utah.gov

    _Aerospace and IT Cluster Director

    Chanel Flores

    801-200-7432 cflores@utah.gov

    _Program Support Specialist

    Beckie Page

    801 538-8793 beckiepage@utah.gov

    _Program Support Specialist

    Joshua Wiggins

    801-538-8775 jcwiggins@utah.gov
    Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC)

    _Director

    Chuck Spence

    801-538-8655 cspence@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-Box Elder, Cache, Rich Counties

    Mark Alexander

    435-750-3261 mark.cbrc@btech.edu

    _Regional Manager-Beaver, Garfield and Iron Counties

    Joni Anderson

    435-586-8883 AndersonJoni@suu.edu

    _Regional Manager - Washington, Kane, Piute, Wayne, Sevier, Millard and Sanpete Counties

    Cameron Findlay

    435-652-7754 findlay@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-Davis, Weber and Morgan Counties

    Mary Ann Flinders

    801-593-2242 mflinders@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-Utah, Wasatch, Juab Counties

    Thomas Gerke

    801-863-8713 tgerke@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-Metro Salt Lake, Tooele and Summit Counties

    Paula Kramer

    801-538-8756 pkramer@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-South Salt Lake County

    Alex Quayson-Sackey

    801-957-5357 aquayson@utah.gov

    _Regional Manager-Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emry, Grand and San Juan Counties

    Jack Schons

    435-613-5198 jschons@utah.gov
    Rural Development

    _Rural Outreach Manager

    Nan Anderson

    435-287-4170 nanderson@utah.gov

    _Rural Outreach Manager

    Rebecca Dilg

    801-538-8681 rdilg@utah.gov

    _Rural Outreach Manager

    James Dixon

    801-538-8687 jdixon@utah.gov
    Utah SBIR Center

    _Director

    Mary Cardon

    801-957-5249 mcardon@utah.gov

    _Program Director

    Linda Cabrales

    801-957-5238 lcabrales@utah.gov

    _SBIR Program Manager

    April Young Bennett

    801-957-5239 aybennett@utah.gov

    Operations

    _Managing Director of Operations

    Kori Ann Edwards

    801-538-8623 kaedwards@utah.gov

    _Electronic Business Project Manager, Salesforce Administrator

    Kristen Jensen

    801-450-0550 kjensen@utah.gov

    _Contracts and Policy Manager

    Taylor Broadbent

    801-538-8676 tbroadbent@utah.gov

    _Senior Business Analyst

    Lyle Almond

    801 538-8753 lalmond@utah.gov

    _Economic Development Analyst

    Dane Ishihara

    801-538-8664 dishihara@utah.gov

    _Internal Auditor

    Greg Jeffs

    801-368-1957 gjeffs@utah.gov

    _Salesforce Administrator

    Sidhartha Kambampati

    801-538-8612 skambampati@utah.gov

    _Data Scientist

    Allison Stapleton-Shrivastava

    801-538-8633 ashrivastava@utah.gov

    _Operations Support Specialist

    Amber Stubbings

    801-538-8628 astubbings@utah.gov

    _Reception

    Diana Gardner

    801-538-8680 dgardner@utah.gov

    _Reception

    Carol Watson

    801-538-8680 cwatson@utah.gov
    Compliance

    _Compliance Director

    Jim Grover

    801-538-8660 jimgrover@utah.gov

    _Analyst

    Scott Hollist

    801-538-8675 scotthollist@utah.gov

    _Compliance Auditor

    Laraib Sial

    801-538-8619 lsial@utah.gov

    _Compliance Auditor

    Matthew Wallace

    801-538-8673 matthewwallace@utah.gov
    Finance

    _Finance Director

    Kamron Dalton

    801-538-8677 kdalton@utah.gov

    _Financial Manager

    Jason Marden

    801-538-8624 jmarden@utah.gov

    _Financial Analyst

    Sean Brownell

    801-538-8671 srbrownell@utah.gov

    _Financial Analyst

    Sandy Olney

    801-538-8613 sandyolney@utah.gov

    Corporate Recruitment

    _Deputy Director

    Benjamin Hart

    801-538-8799 benhart@utah.gov

    _Associate Managing Director

    Thomas Wadsworth

    801-538-8625 twadsworth@utah.gov

    _Incentives Analyst

    Owen Barrott

    801-538-8704 twadsworth@utah.gov

    _Corporate Incentives Analyst

    Larry Shepherd

    801-538-8770 larryshepherd@utah.gov
    International Diplomacy

    _Director

    Franz Kolb

    801-538-8717 fkolb@utah.gov

    _Program Specialist

    Garrett Speak

    801-538-8730 gspeak@utah.gov
    Talent Ready Utah

    _Director

    Kimberlee Carlile

    801-538-8669 kcarlile@utah.gov

    _Talent Ready Program Manager

    Scott Romney

    801-209-4901 sromney@utah.gov

    _Program Support Specialist

    Rachelle Ackley

    385-201-7533 rackley@utah.gov

    _Utah Works Program Specialist

    Deneise Coughlin

    385-355-5088 deneisecoughlin@utah.gov

    Marketing & Communications

    _Director of Marketing and Communications

    Pete Codella

    801-538-8774 pcodella@utah.gov

    _Media Relations Manager

    Tony Young

    801-538-8722 tonyyoung@utah.gov

    _Graphic Designer

    Greg Mytych

    801-538-8627 gmytych@utah.gov

      _Marketing Communications Specialist II

      Amy Steinbrech

      801-538-8679 aksteinbrech@utah.gov

      _Digital Media Specialist

      Tim Haslam

      801-538-8678 timhaslam@utah.gov

      _Intern

      Kaitlyn Clarke

      801-538-8684 kclarke@utah.gov

      Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission

      _Director

      Scott Bowler

      801-538-8607 sbowler@utah.gov

      _Administrative Assistant

      Tracy Pattillo

      801-243-7954 tlpattillo@utah.gov

      Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation

      _Program Manager

      Tara McKee

      801-538-8686 tmckee@utah.gov

      _Program Manager

      India Nielsen

      801-538-8705 indianielsen@utah.gov

      _Program Specialist

      Patrick Morrison

      801-538-8652 patrickmorrison@utah.gov

      Utah Office of Tourism

      _Managing Director of Tourism & Film

      Vicki Varela

      801-538-1369 vvarela@utah.gov

        _Associate Managing Director

        Dave Williams

        801-538-1317 dmwilliams@utah.gov

        _Tourism Global Markets Director

        Rachel Bremer

        801-538-1384 rbremer@utah.gov

        _Web & Cooperative Marketing Manager

        Kelly Day

        801-538-1727 kday@utah.gov

        _Marketing Analyst and Research Manager

        Denise Jordan

        801-538-1375 denisejordan@utah.gov

        _Tourism Operations and Marketing Director

        Becky Keeney

        801-538-1318 beckyjohnson@utah.gov

        _Social Media Manager

        Melissa Kinney

        801-538-1373 mkinney@utah.gov

        _Public Relations Manager

        Anna Loughridge

        801-538-1380 aloughridge@utah.gov

        _Budget, Contracts & Marketing Coordinator

        Lorraine Daly

        801-538-1306 ldaly@utah.gov

        _Visual Assets Coordinator

        Ben Dodds

        801-538-1716 bdodds@utah.gov

        _Tourism Creative & Content Director

        Andrew Gillman

        801-538-1759 agillman@utah.gov

        _Visitor Services and Welcome Center Coordinator

        Dave Hansford

        801-538-1367 dhansford@utah.gov

        _Photo Editor

        Sandra Salvas

        801-538-1378 ssalvas@utah.gov

        _Web Content Specialist

        Sara Hobbs

        801-538-1388 sarahobbs@utah.gov

        _FAM Tour Specialist

        Haley Rodgers

        801-538-1387 hrodgers@utah.gov

        _Web & Content Specialist

        Rosie Serago

        801-538-1326 rserago@utah.gov

        _Partner Relations Specialist

        Celina Sinclair

        801-538-1710 csinclair@utah.gov

        _Destination Development Specialist

        Flint Timmins

        801-538-1394 fdtimmins@utah.gov

        _Assistant to the Director

        Julia Barnhouse

        801-538-8828 jbarnhouse@utah.gov

        _Research Marketing Assistant

        Emma Checketts

        801-538-1388 emmachecketts@utah.gov

        _Executive Assistant

        Diane Wilson

        801-538-1312 dianew@utah.gov
        Utah Film Commission

        _Director

        Virginia Pearce

        801-538-8740 vpearce@utah.gov

        _Office Manager & Coordinator

        Melissa Jackson

        (801) 538-1332 melissajackson@utah.gov

        _Marketing and Communications Manager

        Christina Martin

        801-538-1379 cmmartin@utah.gov

        _Producer Services Executive

        Derek Mellus

        801-538-1120 dmellus@utah.gov

        _Office Coordinator

        Allie Russell

        801-538-3387 allierussell@utah.gov

        _Office Coordinator

        Syd Smoot

        801-538-8611 ssmoot@utah.gov

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