Silvia Castro consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on economics, small businesses, and minority-owned businesses. She is the Executive Director of the Suazo Business Center. Her experience includes consulting for Fortune 500 companies, the State of Utah, Salt [...]

Beth Jarosz consults with the Gardner Institute on demographics. She is a senior research associate in Population Reference Bureau’s United States Programs where she manages projects focused on state and local demography. Prior to joining PRB, Ms. Jarosz was Senior [...]

Emma E. Houston is a Senior Advisor at the Gardner Institute, currently serving as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Utah and leads strategies for staff and faculty engagement and program [...]

Wes Curtis advises the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on rural and public policy. Mr. Curtis recently retired as the executive director of Regional Services at Southern Utah University. He was also the director of the Utah Center for Rural Life [...]

Theresa Foxley advises the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on public policy and economic development.  Foxley is the President and CEO of EDCUtah.  She works with state and local governments and private industry to attract and grow competitive, high-value companies [...]

Chris Redgrave consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on community relations. She retired after a 20-year career as VP/GM for Bonneville Broadcast Radio Group and has been with Zions Bank for seven years, serving as senior vice president [...]

Wesley Smith consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on public policy. He is a vice president for policy and public affairs at Western Governors University. Smith’s experience includes directing the State of Utah’s policy and advocacy work in [...]

Darin Mellott consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on regional and national economic activity, with a focus on the commercial real estate. Mellott is the Director of Research and Analysis for CBRE’s Southwest Region, which includes Albuquerque, Las [...]

Dan Griffiths consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on public leadership. Griffiths is the Director of Strategy & Leadership at Tanner, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based CPA firm with 120 team members. In this capacity, he facilitates over [...]

Gary C. Cornia consults with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on public finance. He is the former dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Dr. Cornia served as a Utah State Tax Commissioner and currently [...]