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_Executive Director

Daniel Hemmert

801-538-8769 danhemmert@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

    Business Services

    _Managing Director of Business Services

    Ryan Starks

    801-538-8794 ryanstarks@utah.gov

    _Program Specialist

    Alecia Hart

    (801) 538-8793 aholmes@utah.gov
    International Diplomacy

    _Director

    Franz Kolb

    801-538-8717 fkolb@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 malexander@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-Utah, Wasatch, Juab Counties

    Thomas Gerke

    801-863-8713 tgerke@utah.gov

    _REGIONAL MANAGER-DAVIS, WEBER AND MORGAN COUNTIES

    Chris Herrera

    801-593-2242 cherrera@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, Emery, Grand and San Juan Counties

    Jack Schons

    435-613-5198 jschons@utah.gov

    _REGIONAL MANAGER-DAVIS, WEBER AND MORGAN COUNTIES and Program Support Specialist

    Joshua Wiggins

    801-231-9402 jcwiggins@utah.gov
    Rural Development

    _Rural Program Manager

    James Dixon

    801-538-8687 jdixon@utah.gov

    _Rural Outreach Manager

    Nan Anderson

    435-287-4170 nanderson@utah.gov

    _Rural Outreach Manager

    Rebecca Dilg

    801-538-8681 rdilg@utah.gov
    Utah Innovation Center

    _Director

    Linda Cabrales

    385-228-6134 lcabrales@utah.gov

    _Program Manager

    April Young Bennett

    801-957-5239 aybennett@utah.gov

    _Outreach Coordinator

    Ashley King

    385-377-3091 ashleyking@utah.gov

      _Program Manager

      Jared Goodspeed

      435-817-7682 jbgoodspeed@utah.gov

        Corporate Recruitment

        _Deputy Director

        Benjamin Hart

        801-538-8799 benhart@utah.gov

        _Director of Corporate Growth and Business Development

        Daniel Royal

        801-538-8625 dtroyal@utah.gov

        _Corporate Incentives Analyst

        Larry Shepherd

        801-538-8770 larryshepherd@utah.gov

        _Analyst

        Abby Hunsaker

        801-538-8704 ahunsaker@utah.gov

          _Cluster Director

          Lance Soffe

          lancesoffe@utah.gov
            Talent Ready Utah

            _Director

            Vic Hockett

            435-773-7981 vhockett@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

              _Marketing Communications Specialist II

              Amy Steinbrech

              801-538-8679 aksteinbrech@utah.gov

              _Senior Creative Lead

              Mike Racanelli

              801-538-8680 mracanelli@utah.gov

                _Digital Media Specialist

                Kaitlyn Clarke

                801-660-0028 kclarke@utah.gov

                _Intern

                Bon Lee

                801-538-8684 bonlee@utah.gov

                  _Intern - Video Production

                  Jet Whiting

                  801-538-8680 jwhiting@utah.gov

                    Operations

                    _Managing Director of Operations

                    Kori Ann Edwards

                    801-538-8623 kaedwards@utah.gov

                    _Director of Business Intelligence

                    Kristen Jensen

                    801-450-0550 kjensen@utah.gov

                    _Economic Development Analyst

                    Dane Ishihara

                    801-538-8664 dishihara@utah.gov

                    _Internal Auditor

                    Greg Jeffs

                    801-368-1957 gjeffs@utah.gov

                    _Contracts and Policy Manager

                    Michael Hall

                    801-538-8676 mlhall@utah.gov

                    _Senior Business Analyst

                    Lyle Almond

                    801 538-8753 lalmond@utah.gov

                    _Salesforce Administrator

                    Sidhartha Kambampati

                    801-538-8612 skambampati@utah.gov

                      _Executive Assistant

                      Amanda Goodell

                      801-538-8769 afgoodell@utah.gov

                      _Administrative Assistant

                      Tracy Pattillo

                      801-243-7954 tlpattillo@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

                          _Analyst

                          Ruqia Qasim

                          801-538-8730 rqasim@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

                          Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission

                          _Director

                          Scott Bowler

                          801-538-8607 sbowler@utah.gov

                          Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation

                          _Director

                          Pitt Grewe

                          801-538-8674 pgrewe@utah.gov

                          _Program Manager

                          Tara McKee

                          801-538-8686 tmckee@utah.gov

                          _Program Manager

                          India Nielsen Barfuss

                          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

                            801-347-3454 rbremer@utah.gov

                            _Tourism Creative & Content Director

                            Andrew Gillman

                            801-538-1759 agillman@utah.gov

                            _Tourism Operations and Marketing Director

                            Becky Keeney

                            801-538-1318 beckyjohnson@utah.gov

                              _Director of Community and Partner Relations

                              Bianca Lyon

                              801-538-1374 blyon@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

                                _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

                                _Visitor Services and Welcome Center Coordinator

                                Dave Hansford

                                801-538-1367 dhansford@utah.gov

                                _Photo Editor

                                Sandra Salvas

                                801-538-1378 ssalvas@utah.gov

                                _Global Markets Specialist

                                Jody Blaney

                                385-495-7191 jblaney@utah.gov

                                _Web Content Specialist

                                Sara Hobbs

                                801-538-1388 sarahobbs@utah.gov

                                  _FAM Tour Specialist

                                  Haley Rodgers

                                  801-347-8618 hrodgers@utah.gov

                                  _Web & Content Specialist

                                  Rosie Serago

                                  801-538-1326 rserago@utah.gov

                                  _Partner Relations Lead

                                  Celina Sinclair

                                  801-538-1710 csinclair@utah.gov

                                  _Destination Development Lead

                                  Flint Timmins

                                  801-538-1394 fdtimmins@utah.gov

                                  _Assistant to the Director

                                  Julia Barnhouse

                                  801-538-8828 jbarnhouse@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

                                    _Film Production Specialist

                                    Celi Haslam

                                    801-538-1371 ahaslam@utah.gov

                                    _Marketing & Communications Coordinator

                                    Allie Russell

                                    801-538-3387 allierussell@utah.gov