Board of Advisors 2022-2023

Angela Doan, Co-Chair
Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s Office

Laura Hernandez, Co-Chair
West Side Resident & Community Advocate, Community Advocate Network

Anni Tedder, Co-Chair
Associate Director of Diversity, Outreach, and Community Engagement, University of Utah Admissions

Noreida Acosta
Westside Resident

Abdulkhaliq Barbaar
Director of Health, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Weston Clark
Director of Community Outreach, Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office

Adam Dastrap
Professor & Coordinator, Geosciences Department, Salt Lake Community College

Rylee Curtis
Community Engagement Director, U of U Health

Iradakunda Esperance
UNP Scholarship Recipienct College Student

Katie Donoviel
Associate Director, English Skills Learning Center

Carolynn Hoskins, Ex-Officio
West Side Resident & DDI Vantage, Early Head Start

Emma E. Houston
Special Assistant to the Vice President for EDI - Engagement and Program Development, University of Utah

Karla Jimenez
West Side Resident

John Marfield
Executive Director of Admissions, University of Utah

Dean McGovern, Ex-Officio
Director, Bennion Center, University of Utah

Paloma Olmedo-Gonzalez
Events Supervisor, Wellness and Integrative Health, University of Utah Health

Asha Parekh
Director, Refugee Services, Utah Workforce Services

Gilberto Rejón Magaña, Ex-Officio
West Side Resident & Founding Director, Hartland Community 4 Youth & Families

Isael Torres
West Side Resident & Family & School Collaboration Specialist for Educational Equity, Salt Lake City School District

Christine Tuifua
West Side Resident & Paraprofessional, Glendale Middle School

Mary Ann Villarreal, Ex-Offio
Vice President of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, University of Utah

Jasmine Walton
Community Engagement Coordinator, NeighborWorks Salt Lake

Jennifer Newell
Senior Advisor for Education, SLC Mayor’s Office

Nancy Songer
Associate Provost of STEM Education, University of Utah