Utah Transit Authority

Board of Trustees

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UTA Board of Trustees August 2012

Gregory H. Hughes	Board Chair
Appointed By	Municipalities within Salt Lake County and the municipalities of Grantsville and Tooele in Tooele County
Term Ending	March 2016
Professional	Construction/Property Management
Civic	Utah House of Representatives; Department of Professional Licensing Review Panel

H. David Burton	Board Vice Chair
Appointed By	Governor of the State of Utah
Term Ending	May 2016
Professional	Presiding Bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints responsible for the construction of over 100 new temples throughout the world and a new administration building in Hong Kong; formerly worked for Kennecott Copper Corporation and the Utah State Tax Commission
Civic	Bishop Burton served for many years as the Church’s representative for community and civic matters relating to Salt Lake City. He was instrumental in the development of the Brigham Young Historic and City Creek Parks and the establishment of the TRAX light-rail system. Founding member of the Downtown Alliance, serves on the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and participates as aboard member of the World Trade Center Utah. He demonstrated remarkable leadership and vision in the design and construction of the Church’s Conference Center, the relocation of the LDS Business College and the establishment of the BYU-Salt Lake City Center and development of Salt Lake City’s new City Creek Center project.
Education	Bachelor of Science, Economics, University of Utah; Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan.

Justin Allen
Appointed By	President of the Senate
Term Ending	August 2016
Professional	Government Affairs Director for the Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®; Contract Lobbyist and Political Campaign Consultant; Former Assistant State Director for Congressman Rob Bishop; Former Political Director for Utah Republican Party; Former Campaign Staffer for Congressman Rob Bishop and Senator Orrin Hatch; Former intern at Utah State Legislature.
Civic	Member of Centerville City Council since 2005; Serves on Utah Quality Growth Commission; Member of Regional Growth Committee of the Wasatch Front Regional Council.; Centerville West Side Steering Committee; Davis COG Transportation Subcommittee; Utah Republican Party State Central Committee; previously active in the Davis County Republican Party.
Education	Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, Japanese with minor in Political Science

Keith Bartholomew
Appointed By	Salt Lake City
Term Ending	March 2015
Professional	Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning; Environmental lawyer for 1000 Friends of Oregon; director of “Making the Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality Connection (LUTRAQ), a nationally recognized research program; former associate director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the U of U’s SJ. Quinney College of Law.
Education	Juris Doctor, University of Oregon

Christopher R. Bleak	Chair of the Finance and Operations Committee
Appointed By	Municipalities within Utah County
Term Ending	May 2016
Professional	President and CEO of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools
Civic	Lehi City Planning Commission, Utah Hemophilia Foundation
Education	Bachelor of Science, Political Science, University of Utah

Necia Christensen
Appointed By	Municipalities within Salt Lake County and the municipalities of Grantsville and Tooele in Tooele County.
Term Ending	May 2015
Professional	Owns and operates Christensen Tax Service
Civic	Chair, West Valley City Board of Adjustments; Neighborhood chair, Utah’s Promise; recipient of “District Award of Merit” from the Boy Scouts of America and West Valley City’s “Best of the Best” award for work as a founding member of CHAD; PTA Council President

Larry E. Ellertson
Appointed By	Municipalities within Utah County
Term Ending	August 2015
Professional	Vice President of United Way of Utah County; project management and consulting services
Civic	Mayor of Lindon City,1996-2005; Utah County Commission 2005-Present; president and board member of Utah League of Cities and Towns; chairman of the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Mountainlands Association of Governments; Rotary Club President; chairman of the Utah Citizens Corps Council; chairman of the Edison Electric Institute Customer Service Committee; member of the Utah County Board of Health; board member of the Utah Commission on Volunteers; and board member of the Division of Workforce Services Executive Committee.

Jeff Hawker
Appointed By	Municipalities within Salt Lake County and the municipalities of Grantsville and Tooele in Tooele County
Term Ending	October 2016
Professional	Administrative and economic development staff member in Riverton City. Professional experience includes serving as rail projects coordinator for West Valley City (2001-2006), and a career in executive management of insurance companies.
Civic	Member of the Salt Lake County Planning Commission (1992-2001); member of the Utah Transit Authority Board (1997-2001).
Education	Bachelor of Science, Finance, University of Utah

Charles G. Henderson	Chair of the Planning and Development Committee
Appointed By	Unincorporated Salt Lake County
Term Ending	January 2016
Professional	JetBlue Airways
Civic	Vice-Chair of the Kearns Community Council; Chair of the KCC Financial Oversight and the Economic Development Committee; Kearns Township Planning Commission Steering Committee; Vice Chair of Salt Lake County Community Economic Development Advisory Committee; Utah Coalition of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor Community Advisory Board; past member of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Commission; Salt Lake County Council on Diversity Affairs; Coalition of Minority Advisory Committee; Utah Black Leadership Forum; Utah Minority Groups Consortium; and Former Chair of the Utah Black Democratic Caucus.
Education	Westminister College; University of Utah majoring in Finance and Economics with emphasis in International Marketing, Management

Meghan Z. Holbrook
Appointed By	Utah Transportation Commission
Term Ending	August 2013
Professional	Zions Bank, Office of the President, Government Relations
Civic	Utah State Board of Regents Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and member of the Executive Committee, Utah State Board of Education, Transportation Commission.

Robert A. Hunter	Chair of the Stakeholder Relations Committee
Appointed By	Municipalities within Weber County and Brigham City, Perry
Term Ending	May 2015
Professional	President and CEO, United Way of Northern Utah; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communications and Political Science, Weber State University; Originating Member and Weber County Chair of People for Sensible Transportation; Originating Member of the Salt Lake Olympic Bid Committee and Salt Lake Organizing Committee; Former Ogden City Manager, Weber County Commissioner and Chairman of the Wasatch Front Regional Council of Governments.
Education	Master of Arts, Brigham Young University; Bachelor of Science, Weber State University

P. Bret Millburn
Appointed By	Municipalities within Davis County
Term Ending	August 2016
Professional	Current Davis County Commissioner; Director of Planning and Development with United Way of Northern Utah; Community Outreach, Planning and Budget, Federal Government Relations, and General Manager of Athlete Transportation for the Salt Lake Bid and Organizing Committees for the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002; Assistant to the Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives.
Education	Bachelor of Science, Psychology; minor in Political Science, Weber State University; Associate of Arts and Sciences, Ricks College

Michael E. Romero
Apopinted By	Municipalities within Salt Lake County and the municipalities of Grantsville and Tooele in Tooele County.
Term Ending	March 2015
Professional	Claims Consultant with Prime Insurance Holdings, Inc.; Principal of The Crane House Reception and Event Center.
Civic	Phi Sigma Alpha; Pi Apha Alpha; Murray City Economic Development Advisory Board; IHC Urban Central Region Human Resources Committee; Utah Democratic Party Hispanic Caucus; Murray Chamber of Commerce; Murray Exchange Club
Education	Bachelors of Science in Political Science, University of Utah; Masters of Public Administration, University of Utah.

Ben L. Southworth
Apointed By	Municipalities within Salt Lake County and the municipalities of Grantsville and Tooele in Tooele County.
Term Ending	September 2013
Professional	Entrepreneur on a project developing a real estate research firm; Manager/analyst for Wal-Mart Transportation & Logistics; Property Management.
Civic	West Jordan City Council, Salt Lake County Association of Municipal Councils, Board Member for Sugar Factory Arts Campus, Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council, Western Growth Coalition, West Jordan Parks & Open Land Committee and West Jordan TEC (Taxing Entity Committee).
Education	Bachelor of Science, Economics, Business minor, University of Utah

Troy K. Walker
Appointed By	Speaker of the House of Representatives
Term Ending	December 2012
Professional	Member Utah State Bar 1996- present. Private practice since 1996. Areas of practice landlord tenant, products liability, personal injury, criminal defense. Lengthy career in civil litigation. Prosecutor and worked under Lora Miller as an Assistant District Attorney. Currently focused on Aviation Law, Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. Judge Pro Tem in the Third District Court since 1998. Member Draper City Council 2008 – present. Mayor Pro Tem, Liaison to Draper Youth Council, Peer Court, Appeals Board and the Economic Development team. Republican State and County Delegate and current precinct chair.
Education	Associate of Science, Business, Salt Lake Community College, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, University of Utah; Juris.Doctor, Williamette University, Salem, Oregon, Two time Trial Practice Champion, Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Inducted Order of Barristers.