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From: UHC_Info_Center To: UHC_Info_Center Subject: Welcome to Our New CEO Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 8:30am Did you know? Utah Housing has a new CEO – welcome to David Damschen David comes to Utah Housing from the Office of Utah State Treasurer, where he served for seven years as chief deputy and more than five years as Utah’s state treasurer. During his time in office, he served as an ex officio member of 19 boards and commissions, including Utah Housing’s Board of Trustees. Per David’s bio on the Utah.gov website, he is a former U.S. Coast Guard officer and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. He was the 2019 president of the National Association of State Treasurers, and just completed his 18th season as a volunteer member of the National Ski Patrol. He has extensive experience in institutional investments and treasury operations. Before joining the treasurer’s office, he spent nearly twenty years in the private sector in the institutional trust and custody, treasury management, and retail divisions of a national banking organization. Governor Cox applauded David to The Salt Lake Tribune. “As state treasurer for the past five years, David Damschen has safeguarded individual property rights and greatly contributed to Utah’s tremendous economic success…We’re grateful for his commitment to public service and wish him every success as CEO of the Utah Housing Corporation.” Utah Attorney General, Sean D. Reyes acclaims “[David] will be a tremendous advocate for affordable housing in our state...He is not only respected throughout Utah but across the country as a leader in his field.” Senate President Stuart Adams also tweeted his support and congratulations to David, saying he has “done incredible things for Utah”, and I believes David will continue to use his “expertise in future roles to contribute to our state’s success.” According to David’s Twitter profile he wants to be Spider-Man when he grows up, we support this. “Helping the people of Utah achieve home ownership.” 2479 South Lake Park Blvd. | West Valley City, UT 84120 | 801-902-8200 If you have received this e-mail in error, or if you know others who would also like to receive these updates from Utah Housing, please send a response to this e-mail. .

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May 29, 2019 by First Class Mail and Email (Taina.Edlund@Irscounsel
May 29, 2019 President David Damschen, UT Executive Committee By First Class Mail and Email ([email protected]) Duane Davidson, WA Michael Frerichs, IL Deborah Goldberg, MA Seth Magaziner, RI Catherine Hughes Steve McCoy, GA Vicki Judson Kelly MItchell, IN Beth Pearce, VT Janine Cook Tobias Read, OR Taina Edlund Department of the Treasury Executive Director Internal Revenue Service Shaun Snyder 1111 Constitution Avenue NW 701 Eighth Street, NW Room 4300 Suite 540 Washington, DC 20224 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 347-3865 Re: Proposed Regulation Comments for Section 529A ((CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-102837- www.NAST.org 15)) To the Internal Revenue Service: The National Association of State Treasurer’s (NAST) ABLE Committee appreciates this opportunity to comment on the proposed regulations under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code that provide guidance regarding the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 (the “Proposed Regulations”). We realize that the initial comment period ended on September 21, 2015; however, we understand that comments are still being accepted. With several years of collective administration of ABLE programs, states have now gained operational experience that has in turn provided insight into how the Proposed Regulations can be improved. The Problem Despite 41 states and the District of Columbia offering ABLE programs, the rate of ABLE account openings has been slow industry wide. While there are many causes for this, we believe part of the problem is that not all potential ABLE account owners have a parent, guardian, or power of attorney who can or who is willing to serve as an “authorized legal representative” and assist them in opening and maintaining an account.
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