Utah Advisory Committee
These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Utah benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy.
Lew Cramer* Colliers International – Utah Hon. Jim Matheson President & CEO Co-Chairs U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Department of Commerce Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for (2001-2015) International Trade
Hon. Baktybek Abdrisaev, Ph.D. Hon. José V. Borjón Alan Dayton Utah Valley University Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake City, Utah Intermountain Healthcare Lecturer Head Consul Senior Counsel Kyrgyz Republic Hon. Curt Bramble* Mircea Divricean Ambassador to the U.S. and Canada (1997 Utah State Senate Kostopulos Dream Foundation – 2005) Member President & CEO Member of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) National Conference of State Legislatures Honorary Consul of Romania to U.S., Utah (1995 – 2000) Former President Hon. Tom Dolan Neil Abercrombie Josh Brown Sandy City Utah State University Rio Tinto Mayor (1993 – 2017) Vice President of Government Relations Director, Government Affairs Wasatch Front Regional Council Stan L. Albrecht Chair Joseph R. Brubaker Utah State University Kirton McConkie Dr. David Doty President Emeritus Shareholder Education & Training, Management & Christopher F. Allred Training Corporation Raymon Burton Weber County Vice President, Education & Training One Refugee Weber County Attorney Executive Director Jennifer H. Ellsworth Scott Anderson Engage Now Africa Hon. Damon Cann, Ph.D. Zions Bank Executive Director North Logan City President & CEO Mayor Charles Evans Leonard Bagalwa Utah State University Charles Evans & Associates Utah Valley Refugees Professor Principal Founder & Executive Director Peter Corroon James Evans* Shadman Bashir Salt Lake County Utah Republican Party Dixie State University Mayor (2004 – 2013) Chairman Emeritus Director of International Student Services Paul J. Corson Vice Admiral Richard “Dick” Gallagher* Debbie Baskin University of Utah, PIVOT Center U.S. Navy (Ret.) RESULTS Deputy Director National Ability Center Regional Coordinator U.S. Department of Commerce Board of Directors Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lane Beattie Kem Gardner Former Acting Director Salt Lake Chamber Gardner Company Former President & CEO William. E. Cosgrove, MD Chairman Pediatrician Nills Bergeson David C. Gessel RESULTS Global Health FSO, USAID (2009-2018) Utah Hospital Association Peace Corps Volunteer, Romania (2008- Tracy Cowdell Executive Vice President 2009) Cowdell & Woolley PC Terry Grant Partner Deb Bilbao Key Bank, NA Salt Lake City Community College Global Lelani Craig Former President, Utah Business Center CommGap International Language Services Q. Val Hale Director President and CEO Governor’s Office of Economic Development Laura Bogusch Hon. Jim Dabakis Former Executive Director Boeing Salt Lake Utah State Senate Hon. Craig Hall General Manager (2012 – 2019) Utah House of Representatives Member Utah Advisory Committee
Miles Hansen Baldomero Lago, Ph.D. Derek Miller World Trade Center Utah Utah Valley University Salt Lake Chamber President & CEO Chief International Officer President & CEO National Security Council Honorary Consul of Spain in Utah Hon. Ann Millner Former Director for Gulf Affairs Daniela Larsen Utah State Senate Col. Gary Harter* Hutchings Museum Institute Majority Whip State of Utah Department of Veterans & Executive Director Weber State University Military Affairs National Geographic President Emerita Executive Director Explorer David H. Moore U.S. Army Melissa “Missy” Larsen BYU Law School Retired dōTerra Sterling and Eleanor Colton Endowed Chair Dr. Rob Harter Senior Director in Law CCPC Government Relations and Corporate Associate Director, International Center for Nonprofit Executive Partnerships Law and Religion Studies Forbes Nonprofit Council U.S. Agency for International Development Major General Timothy R. Larsen* Podcast Host General Counsel (2017-2018, 2019) Policy Impact Communications Acting Deputy Administrator (2018-2019) Florian Hernandez Executive Vice President Philippines Humanitarian U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) James Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director Harvard University Dr. Tulinda Larsen Teaching Fellow Gregory L. Hopkins Utah Advance Materials and Manufacturing IDFL Laboratory and Institute Solitude Wealth Management Initiative Board Member Partner and President Executive Director Jenn Nelson Rikki Hrenko-Browning Dr. Scott A. Leckman Dairy West Utah Petroleum Association Citizens’ Climate Education Senior Vice President, Innovation President Chairman of the Board Partnerships Hon. Gregory Hughes Kimberly Madsen Hon. Kristie Overson Utah House of Representatives State of Utah Legislature City of Taylorsville Speaker (2015 – 2019) Legislative Financial Analyst Mayor Member (2003 – 2019) Rumsfeld Foundation Research Fellow Stanley B. Parrish James Huntsman U.S. Small Business Administration Blue Fox Entertainment Jane Marquardt Former Associate Deputy Administrator Partner and Co-Founder Management & Training Corporation Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce Vice Chair Doug Jackson Former President & CEO Charity Vision Boyd Matheson David W. Pershing CEO Deseret News University of Utah Opinion Editor and Head of Strategic Reach Marlin Jensen President Emeritus Utah State Board of Regents Kena Jo Mathews Andy Pierucci Member City of Orem Northrop Grumman Community Services Manager Steve Johnson Manager, State and Local Government PMI Felecia Maxfield-Barrett Relations Chief Financial Officer Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy U.S. Commercial Service Executive Director Vijay R. Kannan, Ph.D. Utah District Export Council Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah Hon. Karen Mayne Patrick Poulin State University Utah State Senate International Rescue Committee Executive Director, International Programs Minority Leader Regional Director Head, Department of Management Hon. Ben McAdams David T. Pyne* Jeremy Keele U.S. House of Representatives EMP Task Force on National & Homeland Catalyst Opportunity Funds Representative (2019-2021) Security Managing Partner & Co-Founder Salt Lake County Deputy Director, National Operations Mayor (2013-2019) Troy Keller Rona Rahlf Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Bob Miller Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Partner The Salt Lake Committee on Foreign President & CEO Relations Chairman
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Hon. Sean Reyes David Utrilla State of Utah U.S. Translation Company Attorney General President & CEO Honorary Consul of Peru in Utah David R. Rudd Ballard Spahr LLP Hon. Troy Walker Partner Draper City Mayor Brad Shafer Tesoro Corporation Skip Warner Senior Manager, Government & Public Global Financial Solutions, LLC Relations Principal Susan Sheehan Jim Webb Huntsman Cancer Foundation Smithfield Foods President & Chief Operating Officer Director of EHS and Public Affairs Lincoln Shurtz* Hon. Todd Weiler Utah Association of Counties Utah State Senate Governmental Affairs Director Member Marcus Southworth Troy Williams TXi Global, LLC Equality Utah President and CEO Executive Director International Conciliation Council Hon. Jenny Wilson Chairman Salt Lake County Hon. Trent Staggs Mayor Riverton City Thomas Wright Mayor Summit Sotheby’s International Realty Prosperity Utah President President Michael Yei Aaron Starks Michael Yei Consulting World Trader Center - Utah Independent Consultant CRO, Managing Director of Global Business Services Meghan Stettler * Indicates Veteran of the O.C. Tanner Institute U.S. Armed Forces Director World Trade Association of Utah As of August 12, 2021 Vice President Spencer Stokes Utah State Board of Education Former Member Greg Summerhays South Valley Chamber President & CEO Maxine Turner U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Member U.S. Welcome Pavilion President Hon. Stephen Urquhart University of Utah Global Ambassador Utah State Senate Former Member
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