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