Board
Leadership Team

Edgar "Ed" Allen
Former Utah State Senator,
Co-chair

Wayne Neiderhauser

Erik Nielsen
Executive Director

Christie Taylor
Digital Director

Nate Hill
Producer
Executive Committee Members
Edgar “Ed” Allen
Wayne Niederhauser
Scott Howell
Morgan Lyon-Cotti
Tanya Vea
Erik Nielsen
Christie Taylor
Michele Zabriskie
Mary Weaver Bennet
Tim Sheehan
Phil Cooper
Jay DeSart
Nate Hill
Committee Chairs
Candidate Relations:
Tim Sheehan, Vice President of Government Relations, SLCC
Financial:
Phil Cooper, Cooper Williams LLC
Polling:
Jay DeSart, Chair of Department of History and Political Science, UVU
Primary Debate:
Scott Howell, Former State Senator, Candidate for US Senate
Production:
Nate Hill, Producer, JTV Productions and Michael Garber, News Director, KUTV
Digital Communications & Marketing:
Christie Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager, KSL 5 TV
Development:
Michele Zabriskie, President and CEO at Utah Broadcasters Association
Venue:
Mary Weaver Bennett, Director, Center for Politics and Public Service, SUU
Board Members
Rod Arquette, Program Director, KNRS
Mary Weaver Bennett, Director, Center for Politics and Public Service, SUU
Morgan Lyon-Cotti, Hinckley Institute of Politics
Mike Friedrich, News Director, KUTV
Scott Howell, Former Utah State Senator and Candidate for United States Senate
Devin Wiser, Executive Director, Walker Institute of Politics and Public Policy, Weber State University
David Magleby, Community Member and Former Professor of Political Science, BYU
John Miller, Assistant General Manager, Mark Miller Toyota
Lauren Gustus, Executive Editor, Salt Lake Tribune
Lisa Olken, PBS Utah
Keith Squires, Executive Officer of Public Safety, UofU
Phil Cooper, CPA
James Davie, Station Manager, PBS Utah
Robert Ross, Co-Director of Operations, Institute of Government & Politics, USU
Tim Sheehan, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, SLCC
Diena Simmons, BYU Broadcasting
Mark Phillips, Producer, BYU Broadcasting
Karl Sun, CEO, Lucid Software
Marc Sternfeld, Vice President, News Director, FOX 13
Ken Stiles, Professor of International Relations, BYU
Tanya Vea, Executive Vice President, KSL
Vince Brown, Director of the Institute of Politics at Utah Tech
Doug Wilks, Editor, Deseret News
Leona Wood, News Director, KSL5 TV
Michele Zabriskie, President, Utah Broadcasters Association
Derek Brown, Former Chair of the Utah GOP
Jeffrey Merchant, Former Chair of the Utah Democratic Party