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

Daniel Hemmert
Board Chair
Go Utah Executive Director

Senator Ann Millner
Board Vice-Chair
State Senator – District 18

Margaret Busse
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Executive Director, Commerce

Brittney Cummins
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Senior Advisor for Education

Sydnee Dickson
Public Instruction
State Superintendent

Corey Maloy
Founder/Principal
Maloy PR

Derek Miller
Salt Lake Chamber
President and CEO

Andrea Moss
Nelnet Bank
President & CEO

Jeff Nelson
Nelson Laboratories
President

Greg Paras
Department of Workforce Services
Deputy Director

Karen Peterson
Office of Governor Spencer J Cox
Director of Legislative Affairs

Aaron Skonnard
Pluralsight
CEO

Wes Smith
Western Governors University
Senior Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs

Mark Steinagel
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL)
Director

Chuck Taylor
Vice President
Metalcraft Technologies, Inc.

Dave Woolstenhulme
Higher Education Commissioner