Education Advisory Council

Members   •  Guidelines

Members:

Rick Gaisford Chair
Utah State Board of Education
Represents: USBE / TCC
Term Through: June 2023
rick.gaisford@schools.utah.gov

Lesli Baker
Utah Valley University
Represents: Academic Libraries
Term Through: June 2023
LBaker@uvu.edu

Tim Benson
Iron School District
Represents: CTE Teacher
Term Through: June 2025
tim.benson@ironmail.org

Oliver Snow
Weber State University
Represents: Distance Ed. / Canvas Admins
Term Through: June 2025
oliversnow1@weber.edu

Tom Cheatham
University of Utah
Represents: Research Network
Term Through: June 2025
tec3@utah.edu

Marie Erickson
Utah State Libraries
Represents: Public Libraries
Term Through: June 2023
merickson@utah.gov

Tiffany Hall
Salt Lake School District
Represents: K-12 Professional Development
Term Through: June 2023
Tiffany.Hall@slcschools.org

Julie Hartley
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: Chief Academic Officers
Term Through: June 2023
jhartley@ushe.edu

Jason Hill
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: USHE Teaching Technologies Consortium (UTTC)
Term Through: June 2023
10267176@uvu.edu

Brad Last
Utah House of Representatives
Represents: Utah Legislature (House)
Term Through: June 2025
blast@le.utah.gov

Juan Lee
Wasatch County Public Library
Represents: Public Libraries - Utah Library Association
Term Through: June 2025
jlee@wasatch.utah.gov

Scot McCombs
Canyons School District
Represents: District IT Directors
Term Through: June 2023
Scot.McCombs@CanyonsDistrict.org

Tony Pellegrini
Southern Utah University
Represents: Teacher Education Faculty
Term Through: June 2023
pellegrini@suu.edu

Nubia Peña
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Represents: Equity and Diversity Leader
Term Through: June 2025
npena@utah.gov

Christopher Phillips
Utah State University
Represents: Accessibility-Inclusion Leader
Term Through: June 2025
Christopher.Phillips@usu.edu

Hal Raymond
Weber School District
Represents: Online Schools
Term Through: June 2025
hraymond@wsd.net

Diena Simmons
KBYU
Represents: Utah Public Media
Term Through: June 2025
diena.simmons@byu.edu

Jennifer Somers
Lumen Technologies
Represents: Urban Telecommunications
Term Through: June 2025
jennifer.somers@lumen.com

Clint Stephens
Southwest Educational Development Center
Represents: Tech Trainers / C-Forum
Term Through: June 2025
clint@sedck12.org

Jason Strate
Central Utah Educational Services
Represents: Public Education
Term Through: June 2023
Jason@mycues.org

Senator Todd Weiler
Utah State Senate
Represents: Utah Legislature (Senate)
Term Through: June 2025
 tweiler@le.utah.gov

Brad Welch
CentraCom Interactive
Represents: Rural Telecommunications
Term Through: June 2025
bradw@cut.net

Kim Ziebarth
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: Technical Education
Term Through: June 2025
kziebarth@utech.edu

Open
Open
Represents: Charter School Administrators
Term Through: June 2023

Open
Open
Represents: IT Security Leader
Term Through: June 2023

Open
Open
Represents: Higher Education
Term Through: June 2023

The Utah Education Advisory Council meets multiple times a year at the Dolores Dore Eccles Broadcast Center, located at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. This is an open meeting. Public comment is welcome. To schedule a time on the agenda, please Contact Us.

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC OR TELEPHONIC PARTICIPATION
One or more members of the Utah Education Advisory Board may participate electronically or telephonically pursuant to UCA 52-4-7.8.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Rich Finlinson at 801-585-7271.