Meet The Team
Leadership
Team
BUSINESS SERVICES
APEX Accelerator

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

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
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
Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI)

Antonella Packard
Director
801-703-1110
apackard@utah.gov
INCENTIVES & GRANTS

Tanner Anderson
Administrative Assistant
801-588-9456
tannera@utah.gov

Allison James-Garcia
Support Specialist
801-538-8680
ajamesgarcia@utah.gov
Community Grants
Utah Broadband Center

Steven Greene
Program Manager
801-633-7046
sgreene@utah.gov

Elizabeth Henrikson
Program Support Specialist
385-443-3174
ehenrikson@utah.gov
Business Incentives

Hyrum Worth
Research Analyst
801-538-8767
hworth@utah.gov
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DIPLOMACY
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
OPERATIONS

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
Compliance

Denise Jefferson
Compliance Analyst
801-538-8673
djefferson@utah.gov

David Wong
Compliance Analyst
Finance

Crystal Garza
Financial Analyst
801-538-8636
crystalg@utah.gov
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Center for Rural Development & Targeted Industries

Janeè Shaw
Outreach Manager
385-602-5502
jjshaw@utah.gov

Sherry Stevens
Outreach Manager
385-600-2748
sherrystevens@utah.gov
Unified Economic Opportunity Commission

Abby Hunsaker
Policy Advisor
801-538-8704
ahunsaker@utah.gov
Utah Office of Regulatory Relief
UTAH OFFICE OF TOURISM & FILM
Administration
Community & Destination

Kevin Blomquist
Grants Compliance Specialist
435-899-9221
kblomquist@utah.gov
Operations & Research
Customer & Team Success

Becky Keeney
Tourism Director of Strategy
801-538-1318
beckyjohnson@utah.gov
Global Markets

Liz Wilson
Global Markets Coordinator
801-538-1900
lizawilson@utah.gov
Marketing & Communications
Utah Film Commission

Isabel Horton
Research Intern
801-538-8740
ihorton@utah.gov