Alumni
MICHAEL PARKER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & LEAD FACILITATOR, UTAH IMPACT PARTNERSHIP
My experience in the MPP program was paramount to my professional journey. It laid the critical groundwork for understanding complex policy and economic issues and fostered key connections with mentors and peers. This program was more than an academic pursuit; it was a pivotal stepping stone that equipped me with the tools and insights necessary to make a significant impact in the realms of public policy and social entrepreneurship.
GABRIELLA ARCHULETA
PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR, YMCA UTAH
The policy analysis and evaluation skills I gained in the MPP program are a perfect complement to the work I've done in the fields of immigration, child welfare, and federal Indian law.
NICK THIROT
COMMUNICATION DIR, KEM C. GARDNER POLICY INSTITUTE
I appreciated my courses where I was able to meet with people in the community and work with them to determine policy outcomes they believed would benefit them most.
CLARE TOBIN LENCE
PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES MANAGER, UTAH STATE LEGISLATURE
The MPP program exposed me to careers in policy and helped me develop a diverse set of skills, from quantitative analysis to theory to writing for a policy audience.
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MPP Graduates
The University of Utah Master of Public Policy program was approved by the Utah State Board of Trustees in 2005 and the first cohort of students started in fall 2006.
| Hayley Ackerman-Barton |
Manager, Legal Operations Filevine |
| Alexis Athens |
Budget & Policy Economist Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget |
| Kate Bradford |
Budget & Policy Analyst Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget |
| James Bunn |
Missing current information |
| Kristy Chambers |
CEO Columbus Comunity Center |
| Marni Epstein |
Performance and Data Analyst Salt Lake County Human Services Department |
| Kimberly Koeven |
Missing current information |
| Jennifer Luckau |
Missing current information |
| Catherine Seiler |
Environmental Scientists Utah Division of Air Quality |
| Alexandria Smith |
Supportive Housing Performance Specialist State of Washington |
| Jared Staheli |
Senior Associate Leavitt Partners |
| Megan West |
Program Administrator Utah Department of Health and Human Services |
| Kathryn Bowman |
Regulatory Director Interior West, Vote Solar |
| Matthew Doane |
Study Coordinator and Research Assistant Utah Education Policy Center |
| Madison Feist |
History Teacher Jordan School District |
| Jack Hurty |
Legislative/Media Consultant Upstream Consulting |
| Heidi Prior |
Policy Analyst Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute |
| Natalie Winkel Roney |
Research Economist Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute |
| Timothy Schoof |
Impact Strategy Associate Sorenson Impact
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| Eric Albers |
Research Associate Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute |
| Kristen Edwards |
STARS Director Rising Star Outreach |
| Hannah Elliott |
Budget & Policy Analyst Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget |
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Kelbe Goupil MPP/MPH |
Senior Associate Electrification, Utah Clean Energy |
| Nikolas Huhnke |
Business Systens Analyst University of Utah Health |
| Lindsay Jaynes |
Lead Auditor Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General |
| Meredith King |
Research Director TargetPoint Consulting |
| Jason Lyons |
Startegic Intelligence Analyst University of Utah Health |
| Cloe Maloney Nixon |
Government Affairs Manager Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Shannon Thoman-Black |
Director, Division of Continuous Quality Improvement Utah Department of Health and Human Services |
| Andrea Thomas Brandley |
Senior Education Analyst Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute |
| Daniel Chapman |
Missing current information |
| Page Checketts |
Missing current information |
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Krisana Finlay MPP/MPH |
Founder Wedshare |
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MPP/MPH |
Health Program Manager Utah Department of Health and Human Services |
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Zoe Heins MPP/MPH |
Missing current information |
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Theophilus Jlateh |
Missing current information |
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Britnee Johnston |
Research Analyst Native Nations Institute |
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Joshua Meyers |
Health Program Manager and Medical Policy Analyst Utah Department of Health |
| Christopher Ogren |
Houseless Response Analyst Central Oregon Coordianted Houseless Respsone Office (CHRO) |
| Lauren Peterson |
Missing current information |
| Kathryn Poelman |
Research Consultant II Utah Department of Human Services |
| Annalisa Purser |
Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives, Student Affairs University of Utah |
| Miranda Cox |
Goverment Affairs Manager Wasatch Front Regional Council |
| Paedahni Dy |
Exchange & Clearance Operations Senior Analyst Goldman Sachs |
| Taylee Foulger |
Community Development Grant Specialist |
| Makyla Grant |
Clinical Research Project Manager, Global Medical Affairs BioMerieux |
| Benjamin Greenwalt |
Missing current information |
| Sydney Groesbeck |
Lead Research Analyst Utah Health Workforce Information Center |
| Lacey Johnson |
Analyst Utah Department of Public Safety |
| Liesl Limburg |
Business Recruitment Manager Community and Economic Development-Ogden City |
| Emilie Butler |
Program Manager Community Health Team at Intermountain Health |
| Meredith Muller |
Workforce Department Manager Salt Lake County Economic Development |
| Brent Packer |
Missing current information |
| Antony Pittman | Missing current information |
| Richard Smith |
Office Supervisor Utah County Assessor's Office |
| Kara Toone |
Internal Partnerships & Grants Coordinator Davis Education Foundation |
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Carrie Butler MPP/MPH |
Executive Director Utah Public Health Association |
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Annette Harris MPP/MPH |
Senior Global Product Manager Future Panels |
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Marci Harris MPP/MPH |
Missing current information |
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Erin Hough |
Missing current information |
| Robert Kohutek |
Director, State Approving Agency for Veterans Education State of Utah |
| Kristina Wilenski | Missing current information |
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Beth Artman |
Missing current information |
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Emily Berry |
Missing current information |
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Alex Iorg |
Missing current information |
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Stefan Rhodewalt MPP/MPH |
Missing current information |
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Christina Ripley |
Missing current information |
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Ashley Rush MPP/MPH |
Missing current information |
| Fatema Binte Ahad |
Program Assesment Analyst Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Jonathan Clark |
Psychometrician Western Governors University |
| Kirsten Elliott |
Development and Communication Director HawkWatch International |
| Robert Jordan |
Account Manager Synergy Staffing Group |
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Stephanie Lewis MPP/JD |
Missing current information |
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Ben Luedtke |
Economic & Public Policy Analyst Salt Lake City Corporation |
| Trent Matheson | Missing current information |
| Marjean Nielsen |
Co-Director Mountains Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center |
| Jim Van Pelt |
Missing current information |
| Kayla Whidden |
Missing current information |
| Michelle Beebe |
Deputy Administrator, Office of Unemployment Insurance U.S Department of Labor |
| Matthew Burmeister |
Professor of Military Science Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Christopher Collard |
Research Analyst Utah Foundation |
| Benjamin Hoyle |
Missing current information |
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Eric Johnson MPP/MPH |
Decision Support Director Health Management Associates |
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Ashlee Kalina |
Research Analyst Nevada State Legislature |
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Torrey Lyons |
Research Scientist Idaho National Laboratory |
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Kevin Mitchell |
Asian Association of Utah |
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Elisa Montgomery |
Missing current information |
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Arts, Advocacy and Healing Program Coordinator INDIGENEOUS LED |
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Vivek Prinja |
Development Associate Elder Care Alliance |
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Clayson Quigley |
Strategic Relations and Initiatives Manager Administrative Office of the Courts, Utah State Courts |
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Randy Rodriguez |
Senior Director, Sales Operations AMN Healthcare |
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Christopher Sallay |
Director of Youth & Education Privacy Future of Privacy Forum |
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Director of Judicial Data and Research Utah State Court |
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Grant Specialist The Nature Conservancy |
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Miguel Trujillo |
Missing current information |
| Anna Bergevin |
Senior Data Product Manager ResMed |
| Jacqueline Carlton |
Associate General Consel Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel |
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Matthew Conway MPP/MPH |
Missing current information |
| Aaron Coombs |
Teacher The Church of Jesus Chrsit of Latter-day Saints: Seminaries and Institutes of Religion |
| Rylee Stowell Curtis |
Director, Community Engagement University of Utah Health |
| Nicholas Dunn |
Missing current information |
| Florian Hernandez |
Executive Director Philippines Humanitarian |
| Andrew Hill |
Program Integrity Manager Utah Office of Inspector General |
| Dylan Kaminske |
Job Coach Trainer II The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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Clare Tobin Lence MPP/MPH |
Performance Initiatives Manager Utah State Legislature |
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Jason Scott MPP/MPH |
Senior TA Consultant American Institutes for Research |
| William Seth Teague |
Program Manager Salt Lake County |
| Kendra Babitz |
Missing current information |
| Brianna Binnebose |
Missing current information |
| Ryan Carrier |
Research Consultant III Utah Department of Human Services |
| Stephen Chatwin |
Data Manager Intermountain Healthcare |
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MPP/JD |
Attorney Fabian Vancott |
| Courtney Lane Crisler |
Business Process Analyst University of Utah |
| Joseph Brennen Gee |
Writer- Head of Story Bucket List Studios |
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Jaron Halford MPP/MPH |
Director, Clinical Operatoins & Performance University of Utah |
| Jamie Hinsz |
Missing current information |
| Audrey Kiser |
Senior Data Engineer Health Catalyst |
| Alzina Koric |
Researcher, Family & Preventive Medicine University of Utah |
| Emily Mader |
Program Manager Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, Cornell University Department of Entomology |
| Alexis Miller |
Missing current information |
| Barbara Munoz |
Missing current information |
| Michael Parker |
Executive Director & Lead Facilitator Utah Impact Partnership |
| Melodi Pilkington |
Missing current information |
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Sam Sutton MPP/JD |
Deputy District Attorney Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office |
| Nick Thiriot |
Communications Director The Kem C. Garnder Policy Institute |
| Sarah Wald | Missing current information |
| Brady Wheeler |
Deposit Compliance Officer KeyBank |
| Bradley Belnap | Missing current information |
| David Benway | Missing current information |
| Christopher Cambron |
Associate Professor College of Social Work, University of Utah |
| Titus Chan |
Associate Professor University of Utah |
| Hillary Galvin | Missing current information |
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Anna Gardiner MPP/MPH |
Medical Writer Vaniam Group |
| Mary McIlvenna |
Research Consultant Utah State Office of Education |
| Justin Meyer | Missing current information |
| Chad Midgley |
Senior Business Analyst State of Utah |
| Alex Ware |
Utility Analyst State of Utah |
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Gabriella Archuleta MPP/JD |
Public Policy Director YMCA Utah |
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Bryan Baron MPP/JD |
Deputy Civil Attorney Weber County Attorney's Office |
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Daisy Bennet |
Associate General Counsel and Data Protection Officer Instructure |
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Richard Henriksen |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine University of Utah |
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Kara Hetrick |
Program Manager Utah Comission for Criminal and Juvenile Justice |
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William Mackay |
Research Consultant Utah State Board of Education |
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Heather Marshall |
Data Analytics & Research Manager Utah Administrative Office of the Courts |
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Missing current information |
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Andre Melo |
Managing Director African University Finance Consortium Company ltd & GECD |
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Arik Parker |
Senior Front End Software Engineer R1 RCM |
| Nune Phillips |
Senior Policy Advisor Utah Department of Health and Human Services |
| Corey Rushton |
Senior Policy Advisor Salt Lake City Corporation |
| David Sawyer |
Division Chief Air Force Reserve Command |
| Randal Serr |
Community Outreach Manager University of Utah Health Plans |
| Nathaniel Talley |
Deputy Director & Chief Economist Governor's Office of Planning and Budget |
| Marcie West | Missing current information |
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Tyler White MPP/JD |
Attorney Jackson White, PC |
| James White |
Missing current information |
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Rachel Wyatt MPP/MPH |
Senior Business Analyst Utah State Hospital |
| Brad Bartholomew |
Program Manager IEM |
| Benjamin Beutler |
Missing current information |
| Mathew Mckey | Missing current information |
| Scott McLeof |
Founder and Director Caralyst Consulting SLC |
| Beckie Reynosa | Missing current information |
| Andrew Cannon |
Associate Director, Marketing Crystal Farms Diary Company |
| Bryan Flanders |
Missing current information |
| Robert Stevens |
Vice President, Sr. Compliance Manager Merrick Bank |
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Barry Stratford MPP/JD |
Litigation Attorney Perkins Coie LLP |
| David Stringfellow |
Deputy State Auditor State of Utah |
| Shawn Teigen |
President Utah Foundation |
| Carrie Beckman | Missing current information |
| Alicia Brown |
Senior Business Analyst REI Systems |
| Mark Brown |
Criminal Defense Lawyer M Brown Criminal Defense PLLC |
| Holly Lopez |
Project and Policy Manager Salt Lake City Corporation |
| Katie McCarthy |
Associate Budget Director American Museum of Natural History |