Education Advisory Council Members

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Rick Gaisford Chair
Utah State Board of Education
Represents: USBE / TCC
Term Through: June 2023
email rick.gaisford@schools.utah.gov
Lesli Baker
Utah Valley University
Represents: Academic Libraries
Term Through: June 2023
emailLBaker@uvu.edu
Tim Benson
Iron School District
Represents: CTE Teacher
Term Through: June 2025
email tim.benson@ironmail.org
Tom Cheatham
University of Utah
Represents: Research Network
Term Through: June 2025
email tec3@utah.edu
Marie Erickson
Utah State Libraries
Represents: Public Libraries
Term Through: June 2023
email merickson@utah.gov
Tiffany Hall
Salt Lake School District
Represents: K-12 Professional Development
Term Through: June 2023
email Tiffany.Hall@slcschools.org
Julie Hartley
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: Chief Academic Officers
Term Through: June 2023
email jhartley@ushe.edu
Jason Hill
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: USHE Teaching Technologies Consortium (UTTC)
Term Through: June 2023
email 10267176@uvu.edu
Juan Lee
Wasatch County Public Library
Represents: Public Libraries - Utah Library Association
Term Through: June 2025
email jlee@wasatch.utah.gov
Scot McCombs
Canyons School District
Represents: District IT Directors
Term Through: June 2023
email Scot.McCombs@CanyonsDistrict.org
Hanifi Oguz
Beehive Academy
Represents: Charter School Administrators
Term Through: June 2027
email hanifi.oguz@beehiveacademy.org
Tony Pellegrini
Southern Utah University
Represents: Teacher Education Faculty
Term Through: June 2023
email pellegrini@suu.edu
Nubia Peña
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Represents: Equity and Diversity Leader
Term Through: June 2025
email npena@utah.gov
Christopher Phillips
Utah State University
Represents: Accessibility-Inclusion Leader
Term Through: June 2025
email Christopher.Phillips@usu.edu
Hal Raymond
Weber School District
Represents: Online Schools
Term Through: June 2025
email hraymond@wsd.net
Diena Simmons
KBYU
Represents: Utah Public Media
Term Through: June 2025
email diena.simmons@byu.edu
Oliver Snow
Weber State University
Represents: Distance Ed. / Canvas Admins
Term Through: June 2025
email oliversnow1@weber.edu
Jennifer Somers
Comcast
Represents: Urban Telecommunications
Term Through: June 2025
email jennifer_somers@comcast.com
Clint Stephens
Southwest Educational Development Center
Represents: Tech Trainers / C-Forum
Term Through: June 2025
email clint@sedck12.org
Senator Todd Weiler
Utah State Senate
Represents: Utah Legislature (Senate)
Term Through: June 2025
email  tweiler@le.utah.gov
Brad Welch
CentraCom Interactive
Represents: Rural Telecommunications
Term Through: June 2025
email bradw@cut.net
Kim Ziebarth
Utah System of Higher Education
Represents: Technical Education
Term Through: June 2025
email kziebarth@utech.edu
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Represents: Utah Legislature (House)
Term Through: June 2025
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Represents: Public Education
Term Through: June 2023
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Represents: IT Security Leader
Term Through: June 2023
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Represents: Higher Education
Term Through: June 2023