Nicole Cottle
Renowned attorney licensed in Utah and Wyoming
25-year public service career
Co-founder of My Hometown Initiative
Retired from public service; now with UTOPIA fiber
Passionate about community improvement and giving back
Specializes in telecommunications, contract, and real estate law
Represents private clients in legislative and government relations
Expertise in development, land use, and transactional law
Mark Durham
Chairman & Founder of Durham Brands, A consumer products company serving major retailers.
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Utah Director of the My Hometown initiative.
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Previously served as Brigham Young University’s
Marriott School of Management’s Global Supply Chain
Department Advisory Board Chairman
"I love seeing our cities transformed as local
Residents provide leadership to transform living conditions
and transform lives by helping to teach skills in our
My Hometown Community Resource Centers."
Dan England
Chairman and Owner, C. R. England, Inc., a nationwide trucking company
Past Chairman, American Trucking Association
Member, National Advisory Board, University of Utah
Graduate of the University of Utah Law School
Past Member, National Advisory Board, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
Corporate Contributor and Volunteer, Utah Food Bank
C. R. England ”One” Initiative. Since 2017, provided over 10,000,000 meals to hungry children
"I am grateful to help people understand their potential and improve their quality of life."
Ted Hill
Partner, Eide Bailly LLP, a regional accounting and business consulting firm
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University of Utah, BA, Accounting
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Community Board Member and Chair of the Finance Committee, Primary Children’s Hospital
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Board Member and Treasurer, Utah Refugee Connection
Marlin Jensen
Retired farmer and lawyer
Emeritus General Authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chairman, Weber Basin Water conservancy District Board of Trustees
Member, Bank of Utah Board of Directors
Former member, Utah State Board of regents
Former chair, Weber School District Board of Education, Weber County Intergenerational Poverty Commission
University Utah Collage of Law, J.D., 1970
Brigham Young University, B.A., 1967
Rev. Bruce Kolasch
Pastor of Congregational Care, Christ United Methodist Church, SLC
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Retired Lutheran pastor, having served in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) for thirty seven years.
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B.A. in Psychology, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
M. Div. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
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Served on various and multiple local and regional church boards
Dr. Ann Millner
Utah Senate Majority Whip, Senator for District 5
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​Executive Committee - National Conference of State Legislatures
Co-Chair, Higher Education Task Force - National Conference of State Legislatures
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Executive Committee - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Advisory Board
Board of Trustees for Intermountain Health
Board of Directors for Merit Medical
Advisory Board for Zions Bank
Regents Professor of Health Administration
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​EdD – Brigham Young University
MS – Texas State University
MT – Vanderbilt University
BS – University of Tennessee
Mark Morris
Managing Partner, Salt Lake City Office of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
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J. Reuben Clark Law School (Brigham Young University), J.D.
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Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City, B.A.
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Commissioner, Utah State Bar
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The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation
Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Litigation: General Commercial
Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
Past President, Brigham Young University Law School Alumni Association
Steve Petersen
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Petersen Incorporated.
Served on the Board of Trustees for Weber State University.
Former President of Utah Steel Fabricators Association.
Served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Utah for 23 years.
Honored by Ernst and Young as the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Utah for Engineering.
Served in various community action groups for 40 years.
Just completed two years as the City Chair for My Hometown Ogden.
Scott Sorensen
Managing Director at Sorensen Capital, LLC
Former President and Board Member at Thatcher Company and Ivanti Software
Former President and CEO, Board Member at Sorenson Holdings (2007–2018)
Previous roles as Chief Financial Officer at Headwaters (NYSE), Hillenbrand Industries (NYSE), Huntsman Packaging, and Westinghouse Electric
Past experience in operations and aerospace practices at McKinsey & Company
Graduated with honors from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Accounting
Holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Member of the National Advisory Council for the BYU Marriott School of Business
Active in volunteer community and church service, including My Hometown, alongside wife Marge
Jared Theurer
Owner and practicing general dentist at The Sugar House Dentist, Salt Lake City, Utah
Adjunct Instructor, General Practice Residency, University of Utah School of Dentistry
Graduated with highest honors University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, D.D.S.
Graduated with honors University of Utah, B.S.
Co-founder and Manager Rivers For Hope International Family Health Care Initiative
Dental mission outreach leader Smiles for Life Foundation
Phi-Kappa-Phi and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society
Crown Council Dentist of the Year 2010
Member of the American Dental Association, Utah Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and The Crown Council
Avid fly fishing and fly tying father of 5 children and soon to arrive grandson. Married to the love of his life and reason for living, Heather Bernhisel Theurer
Paul Werner
Senior Vice President & Senior Counsel, Synchrony Financial
Senior Counsel, Synchrony Foundation
J. Reuben Clark Law School (Brigham Young University), J.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.
Director, Past Chair, Junior Achievement of Utah
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Mentor, Synchrony/Junior Achievement of Utah “High Impact Program”, targeting high-potential, at-risk Kearns High School students (2017-2019)
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