Talent Ready Utah Board
The Talent Ready Utah Board is the Talent, Education & Industry Alignment Subcommittee of the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission. It addresses statewide workforce development by evaluating training and education programs and improving alignments to current and future workforce needs. The subcommittee works collectively to inform the commission on policy and change implementation for improved education alignment to talent development.
The Talent Ready Utah program helps further the mission of the Talent Subcommittee through the convening of education, industry, and state agencies to coordinate the development of new education programs aligned with industry demand while providing outreach to businesses and educational partnerships.
Board Members
Senator Ann Millner
Board Chair
State Senator – District 18
Joshua Aikens
Chief of Staff, Zonos
Rick Allen
Vice President of Programs, BAE Systems, Inc.
Heather Brace
Senior VP and Chief People Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
Margaret Busse
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Executive Director, Commerce
Erin Casale
VP & Head of Customer Success, Public Sector
Casey Cameron
DWS Executive Director
Brittney Cummins
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Senior Advisor for Education
Sydnee Dickson
Public Instruction
State Superintendent
Trina Eyring
EVP | Director of Talent Acquisition, Zions Bancorporation
Lt. Gov. Deidra Henderson
Lt. Governor
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Derek Miller
Salt Lake Chamber
President and CEO
Jake Hinckley
Director of Workforce Development, Sunroc
Geoffrey Landward
Interim Commissioner of Higher Education
James Moss
USBE Board Chair
Representative Jefferson Moss
State Representative – District 51
Alison O’Mahony
Vice President of Pharmaceutical Research, Seek Labs
Juan Pascua
Executive Director, Utah Hispanic Chamber
Sidni Shorter
CEO, Black Chamber
Ryan Starks
Executive Director, Go Utah
Aaron Skonnard
Co-Founder, Special Advisor to the Board, and CEO of Pluralsight
Chuck Taylor
CEO, Syber Jet