Meet The Team

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Leadership

Executive Director

Ryan Starks

801-538-8794
ryanstarks@utah.gov

Managing Director of Business Services

Pete Codella

801-633-4827
pcodella@utah.gov

Managing Director of Operations

Kamron Dalton

801-232-9969
kdalton@utah.gov

Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives

Kori Ann Edwards

801-538-8623
kaedwards@utah.gov

Managing Director of Incentives & Grants

Jim Grover

801-538-8660
jimgrover@utah.gov

Managing Director of Tourism & Film

Vicki Varela

801-538-1369
vvarela@utah.gov

Executive Assistant

Deveney Reber

801-300-0294
dreber@utah.gov

Team

BUSINESS SERVICES

Pete Codella

Managing Director of Business Services

801-633-4827
pcodella@utah.gov

Rafaela Eguiguren

Administrative Assistant

385-630-6019
reguiguren@utah.gov

APEX Accelerator

Chuck Spence

Director

801-538-8655
cspence@utah.gov

Greyson Jones

Regional Manager – Beaver, Garfield & Iron counties

435-865-8884
lgreysonjones@suu.edu

Paula Kramer

Regional Manager – Metro Salt Lake, Summit & Tooele counties

801-538-8756
pkramer@utah.gov

Jessie Lobato

Regional Manager – Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan, & Uintah counties

435-650-7007
jlobato@utah.gov

Troy McClain

Regional Manager – Box Elder, Cache & Rich counties

435-750-3273
tmcclain@btech.edu

Sara Ortiz

Regional Manager – Juab, Utah & Wasatch counties

801-538-8775
sortiz@utah.gov

Alex Quayson-Sackey

Regional Manager – South Salt Lake County

801-957-5357
aquayson@utah.gov

John Robbins

Regional Manager – Davis, Morgan & Weber counties

801-593-2242
jrobbins@utah.gov

Joshua Wiggins

Regional Manager – Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington & Wayne counties

435-674-8483
jcwiggins@utah.gov

Startup Initiative

Brad Bonham

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

801-538-8680
brad@bonco.com

Alecia Hart

Director

801-664-3560
aleciahart@utah.gov

Utah Center for Immigration & Integration

Natalie El-Deiry

Director of Immigration and New American Integration

303-241-6232
natalieeldeiry@utah.gov

Claudia Gutierrez-Sanchez

Project Manager

801-598-1211
claudiags@utah.gov

Julio Rasmussen

Intern

202-630-7535
juliorasmussen@utah.gov

Utah Innovation Center

Linda Cabrales

Director

385-228-6134
lcabrales@utah.gov

Dylan Doty

Program Manager

385-290-9662
ddoty@utah.gov

Jackie Borget

Project Manager

801-538-8688
jborget@utah.gov

Isa Barker

Support Specialist

801-538-8680
ibarker@utah.gov

Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI)

Antonella Packard

Director

801-703-1110
apackard@utah.gov

Michelda George

Program Manager

385-290-2221
micheldageorge@utah.gov

INCENTIVES & GRANTS

Jim Grover

Managing Director of Incentives & Grants

801-538-8660
jimgrover@utah.gov

Tanner Anderson

Administrative Assistant

801-588-9456
tannera@utah.gov

Allison James-Garcia

Support Specialist

801-538-8680
ajamesgarcia@utah.gov

Community Grants

James Dixon

Director

801-538-8687
jdixon@utah.gov

Sarah Nielsen

Grants Manager

801-450-5923
sjnielsen@utah.gov

Utah Broadband Center

Rebecca Dilg

Director

801-538-8681
rdilg@utah.gov

Steven Greene

Program Manager

801-633-7046
sgreene@utah.gov

Claire Shiverdecker

Program Manager

801-450-6682
claires@utah.gov

Elizabeth Henrikson

Program Support Specialist

385-443-3174
ehenrikson@utah.gov

Teri Mumm

Digital Access Program Manager

801-809-7687
tmumm@utah.gov

Sophie Dasaro

Digital Access Program Manager

801-539-8680
sdasaro@utah.gov

Business Incentives

Daniel Royal

Director

801-538-8625
dtroyal@utah.gov

Hyrum Worth

Research Analyst

801-538-8767
hworth@utah.gov

INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DIPLOMACY

Franz Kolb

Director

801-538-8717
fkolb@utah.gov

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Tony Young

Director

801-538-8722
tonyyoung@utah.gov

Mike Racanelli

Creative Director

801-538-8627
mracanelli@utah.gov

Amy Steinbrech

Senior Communications Specialist

801-856-6495
aksteinbrech@utah.gov

Kaitlyn Clarke

Digital Media Specialist

801-660-0028
kclarke@utah.gov

Ashley Okawa

Public Information Officer

801-518-3765
ashleyokawa@utah.gov

Britany Rich

Project Coordinator

801-538-8680
barich@utah.gov

OPERATIONS

Kamron Dalton

Managing Director of Operations

801-232-9969
kdalton@utah.gov

Michael Hall

Contracts & Policy Manager

801-538-8676
mlhall@utah.gov

Greg Jeffs

Internal Auditor

801-368-1957
gjeffs@utah.gov

Kendelle Christiansen

Office Administrator

801-683-9752
kkchristiansen@utah.gov

Shauna Christensen

Program Support Specialist

801-879-2385
shaunachristensen@utah.gov

Kelsie Grover

Receptionist

801-538-8680
kelsiegrover@utah.gov

Stacie Olsen

Receptionist

801-538-8680
stacieolsen@utah.gov

Business Intelligence

Rebecca Brown

Director

801-538-8720
rebeccabrown@utah.gov

Lyle Almond

Senior Business Analyst

801 538-8753
lalmond@utah.gov

Victor Degn

Business Analyst

801-538-8671
victordegn@utah.gov

Compliance

Laraib Sial

Director

801-538-8619
lsial@utah.gov

Scott Hollist

Compliance Analyst

801-538-8675
scotthollist@utah.gov

Denise Jefferson

Compliance Analyst

801-538-8673
djefferson@utah.gov

Ruqia Qasim

Compliance Analyst

801-538-8730
rqasim@utah.gov

Parker Smiley

Compliance Analyst

801-538-8731
psmiley@utah.gov

Sarah Southam

Compliance Analyst

801-538-8619
ssoutham@utah.gov

David Wong

Compliance Analyst

davidwong@utah.gov

Finance

Jason Marden

Director

801-538-8624
jmarden@utah.gov

Robert Busch

Financial Analyst

801-538-8672
rbusch@utah.gov

Crystal Garza

Financial Analyst

801-538-8636
crystalg@utah.gov

Sandy Olney

Financial Analyst

801-538-8613
sandyolney@utah.gov

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Kori Ann Edwards

Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives

801-538-8623
kaedwards@utah.gov

Sara Edgar

Strategic Initiatives Coordinator

801-538-8685
saraedgar@utah.gov

Center for Rural Development & Targeted Industries

Lance Soffe

Director

801-414-6584
lancesoffe@utah.gov

Colette Cox

Outreach Manager

435-899-1860
ccox@utah.gov

Lori Haslem

Outreach Manager

435-828-0965
lorihaslem@utah.gov

Janeè Shaw

Outreach Manager

385-602-5502
jjshaw@utah.gov

Sherry Stevens

Outreach Manager

385-600-2748
sherrystevens@utah.gov

Forest Turner

Outreach Manager

435-650-9660
ffturner@utah.gov

Unified Economic Opportunity Commission

Kyle Palmer

Director

385-418-3694
kylepalmer@utah.gov

Abby Hunsaker

Policy Advisor

801-538-8704
ahunsaker@utah.gov

Ashleigh Jensen

Policy Analyst

385-515-0084
ashleighjensen@utah.gov

Utah Office of Regulatory Relief

Dane Ishihara

Director

801-792-8764
dishihara@utah.gov

McKayla Caress

Research Analyst

702-767-9324
mcaress@utah.gov

UTAH OFFICE OF TOURISM & FILM

Administration

Vicki Varela

Managing Director of Tourism & Film

801-538-1369
vvarela@utah.gov

Dave Williams

Associate Managing Director

801-538-1317
dmwilliams@utah.gov

Heather Zang

Tourism Office Manager & Executive Assistant

801-538-1369
hzang@utah.gov

Community & Destination

Camille Johnson

Director of Community and Partner Relations

801-360-5870
camillej@utah.gov

Kevin Blomquist

Grants Compliance Specialist

435-899-9221
kblomquist@utah.gov

Operations & Research

Lorraine Daly

Operations Coordinator

801-538-1306
ldaly@utah.gov

Denise Jordan

Marketing Analytics & Research Manager

801-538-1375
denisejordan@utah.gov

Sydney Sappenfield

Research Assistant (PT)

970-376-6413
ssappenfield@utah.gov

Customer & Team Success

Becky Keeney

Tourism Director of Strategy

801-538-1318
beckyjohnson@utah.gov

Ben Dodds

Visual Assets Coordinator

801-538-1716
bdodds@utah.gov

Dave Hansford

Visitor Services/Welcome Center Coordinator

801-538-1367
dhansford@utah.gov

Diane Wilson

Executive Assistant

801-538-1312
dianew@utah.gov

Global Markets

Rachel Bremer

Global Markets Director

801-347-3454
rbremer@utah.gov

Jody Blaney

Global Markets Specialist

385-495-7191
jblaney@utah.gov

Emma Checketts

Global Content and Tour Specialist

385-395-5535
efchecketts@utah.gov

Zach Fyne

Global Markets Specialist

385-395-8211
zfyne@utah.gov

Liz Wilson

Global Markets Coordinator

801-538-1900
lizawilson@utah.gov

Marketing & Communications

Ben Cook

Tourism Director of Marketing & Communications

801-538-1900
bencook@utah.gov

Tera Atwood

Marketing and Communications Manager

801-694-0017
tatwood@utah.gov

Sorell Grow

Content Marketing Strategist

sorellgrow@utah.gov

Kim Heys

Web Content Editor

801-538-8680
kheys@utah.gov

Anna Loughridge

Public Relations Manager

801-538-1380
aloughridge@utah.gov

Arianna Rees

Community Engagement & Communications Specialist

801-538-8680
ariannarees@utah.gov

Utah Film Commission

Virginia Pearce

Director

801-538-8740
vpearce@utah.gov

Melissa Jackson

Office Manager & Coordinator

801-538-1332
melissajackson@utah.gov

Christina Martin

Marketing & Communications Manager

801-538-1379
cmmartin@utah.gov

Derek Mellus

Production Manager

801-538-1120
dmellus@utah.gov

McKayla Olsen

Location and Digital Assets Manager

801-538-8740
mckaylaolsen@utah.gov

Carli Mahas

Program Specialist

801-538-1371
cmahas@utah.gov

Isabel Horton

Research Intern

801-538-8740
ihorton@utah.gov