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A NNUAL R EP ORT S A LT L A K E CH A MB E R
Dear Members, What a year it has been! Thanks to dedicated business leaders like you, the Salt Lake Chamber has stood as the voice of business, supported our members’ success and championed community prosperity for over 132 years.
In addition to the year’s legislative achievements, the Chamber continued its long-standing tradition of convening business and community leaders to recognize those making a difference for our state, providing professional development training and facilitating networking opportunities. Highlights for this year’s programs and events include recognizing the 56 graduates of the Leadership Utah Class of 2019, hosting the Education & Workforce Forum with all five of our women college and university presidents, and honoring Cindy Crane as the 2018 ATHENA and Fred Lampropoulos as the 40th Giant in our City. Working with our strategic partners, the Downtown Alliance, Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, as well as our economic partners, EDCUtah and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the efforts of “Team Utah” have helped to fortify our state as one of the strongest economies in the nation. Our 2018-2019 Annual Report features community and business leadership and outlines many of the Chamber’s accomplishments. We hope this report inspires you to become even more involved with the Chamber during the upcoming year. Thank you for making our success possible. Sincerely,
Derek B. Miller President and CEO
Steve Starks 2018-2019 Board Chair
Linda Wardell 2018-2019 Board Vice Chair
*This report reflects information from August 2018 to July 2019.
The Salt Lake Chamber was successful in advancing pro-business policies during the 2019 Legislative Session. We’ve made significant strides to enhance the funding necessary to build a talented workforce, bring computer science to every classroom and address our housing affordability crisis. We have worked closely with our members and the legislature to ensure Utah’s business perspective and responsible tax policies guide the discussion on restructuring the state’s tax code.
MISSION W E S TA N D A S T H E V O I C E O F B U S I N E S S , W E S U P P O R T O U R M E M B E R S ’ S U C C E S S A N D W E C H A M P I O N C O M M U N I T Y P R O S P E R I T Y.
FA M ILY O F BRA N DS SALT LAKE CHAMBER
DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
ASSOCIATED BRANDS
MEMBERSHIP
16 INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER AGREEMENTS
1,400,000 EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED
394 CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE MEMBERS
60,000+ EMPLOYERS REPRESENTED
29 COUNTIES WITH MEMBERS
14 STATES WITH MEMBERS
M A RKE TING & C O M M U N I C AT ION EV E N T S & P R O G RA M S 56 LEADERSHIP UTAH GRADUATES NEW MAJOR EVENTS/PROGRAMS: • • • • •
The HIVE Cybersecurity Lunch & Learns Gold Member Luncheon Sm a l l Busi ness Foru ms Ch amber Rural Wor kforc e Net work
150+ EVENTS & SEMINARS HELD
$5.62M MEDIA COVERAGE ADVERTISING VALUE EQUIVALENCY 1,212 EARNED MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS • • • •
Twitter: 12,828 (6.9% increase) Facebook: 4,493 (19.85% increase) LinkedIn: 1,978 (5.16% increase) Instagram: 2,380 (49.01% increase)
SOCIAL MEDIA REACH
• Twitter: 17.434M • Facebook: 8.981M
471,780 WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS 284 BLOGS
P U B L I C P O L IC Y 150+ BILLS TRACKED
37 SUPPORTED BILLS
100% SUCCESS RATE
10 PRIORITY VOTES
5 OPPOSED BILLS
20 1 9 L EG I SL AT I V E SESSI ON
FI N AN C I A L S TO L TA
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771,441
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$8, MEMBERSHIP $2,556,630 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS $2,583,563 PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS $2,132,758 PROGRAM PARTICIPATION $1,345,022 OTHER $153,468
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PAYROLL, TAXES & BENEFITS OFFICE EXPENSES PROGRAM CONTRACTED SERVICES PROGRAM MARKETING OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES OTHER EXPENSES
$3,758,134 $1,218,169 $749,667 $1,312,871 $1,317,349 $123,321
I t ’ s n o t by c h anc e th at Utah is c on t inuous ly nam ed t he bes t econom y in t h e c o u n tr y - it’s in p ar t th an ks t o all of you, our m em bers , for e ng ag i n g i n t h e c ommu n ity an d c ollaborat ing in t he proces s of m aking U t a h t h e be s t s tate to liv e, work, l earn and play.
CONNECTING BUSINESS AND HIGHER EDUCATION
It’s an extraordinar y time in Utah’s higher education community. More than half of our traditional colleges and universities are under new leadership, with five of the nine higher education institutions led by women. The oppor tunity has never been greater for us as a business community to engage with these leaders and collaborate with our institutions of higher learning to have a meaningful impact on educating and training Utah’s future workforce.
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The tempting thing is to surround yourself with people who are just like you. That doesn’t challenge you. As leaders we need to surround ourselves with people who are different than us. It will make us better and reflect the community we live in. - President Ruth Watkins, University of Utah
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BEST PRACTICES FROM BUSINESS LEADERS
In 2019, the Salt Lake Chamber created a new podcast called CEO Success Stories. In ever y episode Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, sits down with a top CEO from across the state to hear from them their leadership philosophy, best practices and lessons learned.
ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
The Salt Lake Chamber is a gathering place for business leaders and the community, but it is also a place to foster impor tant skills and relationships. To that end, the Chamber created the HIVE, an initiative focused on building the next generation of impactful business and community leaders.
WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE OTHERS? I would say work hard, as my father told me. I would say set high standards, first and foremost for yourself. I believe in walking the talk. I believe you shouldn’t expect other people to step up and do things that you wouldn’t be willing to do yourself, so be the example. Be willing to raise your hand for oppor tunities outside your comfor t zone. - Cindy Crane, formerly CEO, Rocky Mountain Power
FA LL HI GH L IGH T S
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DISCUSSING THE CHAMBER’S KEY FEDERAL PRIORITIES
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The Salt Lake Chamber held its Candidate Forum on October 16, 2018 with members of the Chamber ’s Board of Governors and other invited guests. Attendees had an oppor tunity to hear from Governor Mitt Romney, Mayor Ben McAdams, Councilwoman Jenny Wilson, and Congresswoman Mia Love about issues impor tant to Utah’s business community. The forum also allowed business leaders to hear th e Chamber ’s key federal priorities, which include trade, immigration, health and entitlement reform, infrastructure, medical cannabis, energy production and regulation reform.
BEST PRACTICES TO CLOSING THE GENDER WAGE GAP
The Salt Lake Chamber and the Women’s Leadership Institute created a guidebook titled, “Best Practices Guide for Closing the Gender Wage Gap.” This guidebook is full of policies, programs and actions companies can use to close the gender wage gap. We gathered research-based practices and policies and collected feedback and insight from Utah business leaders to create a toolkit that companies can star t implementing today.
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We believe members of Utah’s business community are willing and able to n ot only take the necessar y steps to ensure the work Utah women per form is valued fairly, but also prove that we can be leaders in creating solutions that result in an equitable pay environment. - Pat Jones, CEO, Women’s Leadership Insititute
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W I N T ER H I G H L I G HT S
Tod a y ’ s ac t i o n s c reate tomorrow ’s fut ure. We believe t hat in order t o a d d re s s o u r u n p rec ed en ted f u tu re growt h, each of us m us t em ploy t he ‘ U t a h Way ’ an d w ork more c ollab orat ively t han ever before.
UTAH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK & PUBLIC POLICY SUMMIT
As Utah’s business leader, the Salt Lake Chamber provides the Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit to focus on the key issues impacting our economy and what we as a business community can do to keep it moving for ward. The 2019 keynote address was given by Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian.
CLEAR THE AIR CHALLENGE
While Utah’s superb business climate is unquestionably a top reason businesses move here, our quality of life remains a major selection factor for both corporations and people looking to relocate. One factor that can negatively affect our quality of life is poor air quality. That’s why, for the last 10 years, the Salt Lake Chamber has par tnered with TravelWise and UCAIR to host the Clear the Air Challenge—a month-long competition designed to encourage Utahns to reduce their vehicle emissions by choosing alternatives to driving alone. Collectively, this year ’s par ticipants eliminated:
ADVANCING COMMERCIAL TIES BETWEEN UTAH AND ISRAEL
The Salt Lake Chamber and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to join forces on a program promoting stronger commercial ties between Utah and Israel, par ticularly in the water sector where there are oppor tunities, challenges and a need for cooperation on both sides.
REAFFIRMING THE UTAH COMPACT
Today our immigration system is still in need of significant reform, and politics continue to overshadow impor tant policy discussions. Almost a decade removed from its introduction, the principles laid out in The Utah Compact are as critical to this discussion now as they were then. On March 21, 2019, leaders from many of the same organizations that draf ted The Utah Compact in 2010, gathered again to reaffirm their suppor t for the principles outlined in the document and called on a new generation of Utahns to take up the mantle of leadership in advancing commonsense, compassionate immigration reform.
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Utah is best ser ved by a free-market philosophy that maximizes individual freedom and oppor tunity. We acknowledge the economic role immigrants play as workers and taxpayers. Utah’s immigration policies must reaffirm our global reputation as a welcoming and business-friendly state. - Miles Hansen, president & CEO, World Trade Center Utah
Immigration is a federal policy issue between the U.S. government and other countries—not Utah and other countries. We urge Utah’s congressional delegation, and others, to lead effor ts to strengthen federal laws and protect our national borders. We urge state leaders to adopt reasonable policies addressing immigrants in Utah. - Tim Wheelwright, chair, Immigration Task Force
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S P RI NG H I G H L I G HT S
A d d re s s i n g U tah ’s grow th w ill b e an all- hands - on- deck affair. More so, we ’ l l n e e d th ose h an d s working in unis on, creat ing policies and p r ogr am s t h at in v olv e all sec tors of t he econom y. Proact ive and d e libe r ate pl ann in g tod ay mean s harnes s ing growt h t o our s t at e’s a d v an t ag e , c r eatin g op p or tu n ities o ut of pot ent ial obs t acles .
FURTHERING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN UTAH SCHOOLS
Utah’s tech industr y is booming. We’re leading the countr y in technology-based economic development and our tech industr y continues to grow faster than any other state in the nation. In order to ensure we have the workforce to sustain this growth, Utah’s business community is championing effor ts to ensure all students have access to computer science classes. Computing classes not only teach students about technology, but also encourage children to think critically, develop problemsolving skills, and prepare our next generation of learners, leaders, problem solvers and innovators to make contributions to our world. During a press conference on March 5, 2019, the Chamber along with some of Utah’s major employers reinforced its suppor t for H.B. 227, Utah Computer Science Grant Act.
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We have a strong network of universities here in Utah, but our nation and our state can and should do more to provide youth greater access to computer science training, as early as elementar y school, and cer tainly during their middle and high school years. - Dan Gelston, president of broadband communications sector, L3 Technologies
SIGNING ON TO SUPPORT THE USMCA
The Salt Lake Chamber joined more than 200 companies, leading business, trade organizations and associations representing farmers and ranchers, manufacturers, ser vice providers, and technology companies calling for congressional approval of the United States-Mexico - Canada Agreement.
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A s c o m m u n i ti es grow an d ev olv e, s o m us t t he organiz at ions t hat s e r ve t h e m. Par t of th e Salt L ake Cham ber ’s m is s ion is “cham pioning com mu n i t y pr o sp erity, ” an d wh ile the Cham ber cannot be all t hings t o a ll p e o pl e , w e b eliev e th at learn in g t o adapt and evolve wit h our local com mu n i t y w i l l h elp b olster ou r stat e’s long- t erm s ucces s .
UTAH COMMUNITY BUILDERS PRIORITIES
The Utah Commu nity Builders Foundation, the Chamber ’s non-profit organization focused on addressing critical social and community issues through strategic par tnerships, announced its project priorities on July 15, 2019. Priorities include addressing intergenerational pover ty, behavioral health , immigration and child care.
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Business knows how to get things done. We want to know how best we can contribute and have a real impact on the social fabric of our community. Through its advisor y board and other par ticipants, the Foundation represents some of the best that Utah has to offer, and it is ready to lead out on these issues. - Clark Ivor y, CEO of Ivor y Homes and co -chair of the Utah Community Builders Advisor y Board
UTAH BUSINESS PAC
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Salt Lake Chamber has earned the wellresp ected reputation as an effective advocate of Utah’s business community. It’s newly created Utah Business PAC will allow Utah business leaders to continue to invest in Utah’s future by providing financial suppor t to candidates running for city, county and statewide offices who recognize the impor tance of economic and community prosperity and champion business success.
RELEASE OF THE TAX REFORM WHITE PAPER
Following the last legislative session and the legislature’s effor ts to restructure Utah’s Tax Code, the Chamber held eight industr y-specific working groups to listen to business leaders, gather input and consider ideas and solutions for tax restructuring. Three hundred business leaders par ticipated in these groups, resulting in a Chamber white paper on tax reform released on August 22, 2019. The three overarching recommendations in the white paper include, foremost, that the purpose of any change to the current tax code must be to continue the state’s economic prosperity. Second, adherence to the principles wisely put in place decades ago: simplicity, efficiency, flexibility, transparency and stability. Third, avoiding taxation of ser vices that result in tax pyramiding (double taxation or a tax on a tax) and excluding business to business inputs.
S UM M E R HI GH L IGH T S
EMPOWERING OUR MEMBERS THROUGH INFORMATION
As Utah’s business leader, providing the business community key information on Utah’s economy is central to our mission. Given the success of the Chamber ’s CEOutlook , we expanded the concept to include the Utah Outlook —a new and authoritativ e state-wide poll measuring Utahns’ sentiments on issues relevant to us and our communities. By empowering our members through information, we will continue to fulfill our mission to amplif y the voice of business, promote success, and champion community prosperity.
R E C O G N I Z I N G O U R C H A M BE R M E M BE RS 2019 ANNUAL MEETING
The honorees were recognized on October 2, 2019 at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. President’s Award for Excellence: Lew Cramer, Colliers International Community Partner of the Year: World Trade Center Utah Corporate Partner of the Year: Clyde Companies, Inc. Outgoing Board Chair: Steve Starks, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Chamber Champions: • Amanda K. Covington, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies • Bart Davis, Utah National Guard • Greg M. Johnson, Intermountain Healthcare • Sara Jones, InclusionPro & Women Tech Council • Nancy Pearce, Zions Bank
2019 GIANT IN OUR CITY
The awardee was recognized on May 31, 2019 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems
2019 LEGISL ATOR OF THE YEAR
The awardee was recognized on May 15, 2019 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City, UT. Representative Carl Albrecht
2019 UTAH COMMUNITY BUILDER
The awardee was recognized on May 31, 2019 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. Pamela Atkinson, Community Advocate
2019 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT HONOREES
The honorees were recognized on February 15, 2019 at the Salt Lake Marriott University Park. Small Business of the Year: Lux Catering & Events Veteran-Owned Business of the Year: Hamlet Homes Entrepreneur of the Year: Beddy’s Small Business Champion of the Year: The Enterprise - Utah’s Business Journal
2018 WOMEN & BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND ATHENA AWARDS LUNCHEON
The honorees were recognized on November 16, 2018 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. ATHENA: Cindy Crane, Rocky Mountain Power Pathfinders: • Kristen Cox, Governor ’s Office of Management & Budget • Katie Holland, Illuminate • Dr. Donna Milavetz, OnSite Care Clinics • Hollie Pettersson, Cicero Group • Amanda Smith, Holland & Hart • Emily Wright, doTERRA International
B O AR D 2018-2019 BOARD LEADERSHIP Chair: Steve Starks, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Co-chair: Linda Wardell, City Creek Center - The Taubman Company Incoming Chair: Craig Wagstaff, Dominion Energy Past Chair: Wilford Clyde, Clyde Companies
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kim Abrams, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matt Baldwin, City Creek Center - The Taubman Company Nathan Callister, Wells Fargo Marc Cameron, Rio Tinto Kennecott Wilford Clyde, Clyde Companies, Inc. John Dahlstrom, The Wasatch Group Spencer Eccles, The Cynosure Group Theresa Foxley, EDCUtah Natalie Gochnour, University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Val Hale, Governor’s Office of Economic Development Kay Hall, Zions Bank Gary Hoogeveen, Rocky Mountain Power Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes Greg Johnson, Intermountain Healthcare Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Brent Low, Utah Media Group
Molly Mazzolini, Infinite Scale Donna Milavetz, OnSite Care Derek Miller, Salt Lake Chamber Scott Parson, Staker Parson Materials & Companies Ray Pickup, WCF Insurance Gary Porter, Deseret Management Corporation Steve Starks, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Craig Wagstaff, Dominion Energy Linda Wardell, City Creek Center - The Taubman Company
BOARD OF GOVERNORS Kim Abrams, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jeff Alexander, Alexander’s Printing Lloyd Allen, CBRE Doug Anderson, Redmond Minerals Nathan Anderson, Union Pacific Railroad Mervyn Arnold, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Matt Baldwin, City Creek Center - The Taubman Company Eddie Bangerter, Rocky Mountain Care Scott Beck, Visit Salt Lake, The Convention and Visitors Bureau Dr. Robert Behunin, R&R Partners Art Berger, Ray Quinney & Nebeker Bruce Bingham, Hamilton Partners Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake City Corp. Nate Boyer, The Boyer Company
Mark Brennan, Ames Construction Benjamin Brown, Fidelity Investments Terry Buckner, The Buckner Company Lonnie Bullard, Jacobsen Construction Company Wendel Burt, Burt Brothers Tire & Services Keith Buswell, Wadman Corporation Nathan Callister, Wells Fargo Marc Cameron, Rio Tinto Kennecott Robert Campbell, Wheeler Machinery Co. Rob Carpenter, JP Morgan Chase Andrew Carroll, REAL Salt Lake / Rio Tinto Stadium Thom Carter, UCAIR Vance Checketts, Dsco Bob Checketts, Kern River Gas Transmission Company Curtis Child, RC Willey Home Furnishings Lori Chillingworth, Zions Bancorporation Roger Christensen, Bank of Utah Carlton Christensen, Utah Transit Authority Chris Christiansen, Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Wilford Clyde, Clyde Companies, Inc. President Noelle Cockett, Utah State University Elizabeth Converse, Silicon Slopes Amanda Covington, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Lew Cramer, Colliers International
Bill Crim, United Way of Salt Lake Andrew Croshaw, The Leavitt Partners John Dahlstrom, The Wasatch Group Michael Dale, New Media Strategists Raymond Dardano, Marlin Business Bank Ingolf de Jong, GENCOMM Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Office of Education Quinn Dietlein, Hale Centre Theatre President Beth Dobkin, Westminster College Matthew Durham, Stoel Rives LLP Rebecca Dutson, The Children’s Center Spencer Eccles, The Cynosure Group TJ England, CR England - Global Transportation Clint Ensign, The Sinclair Companies Michael Ferro, InterNet Properties Marlise Fisher, Washington Federal Tage Flint, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District Rick Folkerson, Ken Garff Automotive Group Reed Forrester, Delta Air Lines Theresa Foxley, EDCUtah Jerry Frisch, Wasatch Container Chris Gamvroulas, Ivory Homes Christian Gardner, Gardner Company Kevin Garn, Garn Development Dan Gelston, L3Harris Technologies Dave Gessel, UHA, Utah Hospital Association
Marsha Gilford, Smith’s Food & Drug Stores Darla Gill, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Natalie Gochnour, University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Terry Grant, KeyBank of Utah Robert Grow, Envision Utah Jonathan Hafen, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Jared Haines, Utah System of Technical Colleges Val Hale, Governor’s Office of Economic Development Kay Hall, Zions Bank Miles Hansen, World Trade Center Utah John Hanshaw, MountainStar - HCA Mountain Division Kelly Harris, Harris Financial Utah Richard Hartvigsen, Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. Mark Herman, U.S. Bank Ted Hill, Eide Bailly, LLP Gary Hoogeveen, Rocky Mountain Power Tom Hori, REDCON Kirk Huffaker, Preservation Utah (Utah Heritage Foundation) President Deneece Huftalin, Salt Lake Community College Scott Hughes, Hughes General Contractors, Inc. Richard Hunt, Hunt Electric, Inc. Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes
Suzy Jessen, Ancestry Brayden Jessen, SentryWest Insurance Services Dale Johns, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Greg Johnson, Intermountain Healthcare Patricia Jones, Women’s Leadership Institute Brent Kartchner, Interior Solutions President Bruce Kusch, LDS Business College Gary Larcenaire, Valley Behavioral Health Missy Larsen, doTERRA International Nicole Lengel, Harmons Clint Liddiard, Pepsi Beverages Company Patrick Liston, American Express Daniel Lofgren, Cowboy Partners Denver Lough, PolarityTE Steve Lovin, Walmart Brent Low, Utah Media Group Charlie Luke, Salt Lake City Council Al Manbeian, GPS Capital Markets, Inc. Ronald Mangone, Strong & Hanni, PC Molly Mazzolini, Infinite Scale Kristin McCullagh, SelectHealth Ty McCutcheon, Daybreak Communities Dr. Donna Milavetz, OnSite Care John Miller, Mark Miller Toyota Derek Miller, Salt Lake Chamber Mike Moffitt, Gold Cross Services Thom Morgan, Morgan Asphalt Steve Morrison, EMI Health
B O AR D Shawn Morrow, LDS Hospital President Brad Mortensen, Weber State University Ron Mortimer, Horrocks Engineers Inc Kate Moss, Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Shawn Murphy, Wasatch Electric Sterling Nielsen, Mountain America Credit Union William Nixon, Policy Impact Communications Brett Okland, Okland Construction Company Jeff Olsen, Boart Longyear Jim Olson, Utah Jazz Slade Opheikens, R&O Construction Company Jeff Palmer, Layton Construction Company Scott Parson, Staker Parson Materials & Companies Bill Perry, Perry Homes, Inc. David Pershing, University of Utah Julie Peterson Burdett, Tiffany & Co. John Pfisterer, Komatsu Equipment Co. Ray Pickup, WCF Insurance Kevin Pinegar, Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C. Duffy Pingree, Bear River Mutual Insurance Company Walter Plumb, Plumb Holdings LLC
Gary Porter, Deseret Management Corporation Hal Pos, Parsons Behle & Latimer Becky Potts, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Salt Lake City Branch Scott Pulsipher, Western Governors University Dean Taylor Randall, David Eccles School of Business Joel Raup, Boeing Company Chris Redgrave, Zions Bank Peter Reichard, Utah Foundation Martin Ritter, Stadler US Inc. Matt Sandgren, Orrin G. Hatch Foundation Henry Schwendiman, Bonneville Real Estate Capital Michael Seare, Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. Thayne Shaffer, America First Credit Union Mikhail Shneyder, Nightingale College Randy Shumway, Cicero Group James Sloan, Swire Coca-Cola, USA Stuart Smith, Currie & Brown Dave Smith, Penna Powers Jennifer Somers, CenturyLink Erich Sontag, People’s Intermountain Bank Brandon Squire, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction
Michael Squires, UAMPS (Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems) Steve Starks, Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Sally Steed, Utah Media Group Frank Stepan, UBS Bank USA BJ Stringham, UWM Men’s Shop Jim Sutton, Northrop Grumman Corp. Jim Swayze, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah Sheri Swensen, Hexcel Corporation Craig Thatcher, Thatcher Company Tara Thue, AT&T Bill Tingey, Moreton & Company Joe Tomon, Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. Paul Torres, Manuel’s Fine Foods President Astrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University Maxine Turner, Cuisine Unlimited Catering & Special Events Art Turner, Enterprise Holdings Inc. Joel Van Cott, Deloitte Services LP Vicki Varela, Utah Office of Tourism, Film and Global Branding Melanie Vartabedian, Ballard Spahr Kip Wadsworth, Wadsworth Development Group Craig Wagstaff, Dominion Energy Dave Walker, 1-800 Contacts, Inc. Mark Walker, EnergySolutions
Lauren Walker, Young Living Essential Oils Linda Wardell, City Creek Center - The Taubman Company Mike Washburn, Thanksgiving Point Bryan Webb, Cache Valley Electric Company LaVarr Webb, Webb Consulting
Angie Welling, Google Fiber Chad Westover, University of Utah Health Grant Whitaker, Utah Housing Corporation Brent Williams, Dental Select Jody Williams, Holland & Hart, LLP Mayor Jenny Wilson, Salt Lake County Todd Wolfenbarger, The Summit Group
Dave Woolstenhulme, Utah System of Higher Education President Kevin Worthen, Brigham Young University Lee Wright, Kirton McConkie Thomas Wright, Summit Sothebys International Realty Lee Wright, Kirton McConkie
CI R C LE O F I N F LU E NC E The Salt Lake Chamber Circle of Influence Members participate at the bronze level or higher.
CHAIRMAN
Deseret Management Corporation Dominion Energy Intermountain Healthcare Ivory Homes Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake City Corp. WCF Insurance Wells Fargo Western Governors University Zions Bank
PRESIDENTIAL
1-800 Contacts, Inc. America First Credit Union American Express Ames Construction Ancestry AT&T Ballard Spahr Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Bank of Utah Bear River Mutual Insurance Company Boart Longyear Boeing Company Bonneville Real Estate Capital Burt Brothers Tire & Services Cache Valley Electric Company CBRE CenturyLink Cicero Group Clyde Companies, Inc.
Colliers International Cowboy Partners CR England - Global Transportation Cuisine Unlimited Catering & Special Events Currie & Brown David Eccles School of Business Daybreak Communities Dell EMC Deloitte Services LP Delta Air Lines Dental Select doTERRA International Downtown Alliance Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C. Eide Bailly, LLP EMI Health EnergySolutions Enterprise Holdings Inc. Envision Utah Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Salt Lake City Branch Fidelity Investments Gardner Company Garn Development GENCOMM Goldman, Sachs & Co. Google Fiber Governor’s Office of Economic Development GPS Capital Markets, Inc. Hale Centre Theatre Harmons Hexcel Corporation
Holland & Hart, LLP Horrocks Engineers Inc Hughes General Contractors, Inc. IM Flash Technologies, LLC Infinite Scale Interior Solutions InterNet Properties Jacobsen Construction Company JP Morgan Chase Ken Garff Automotive Group Kern River Gas Transmission Company KeyBank of Utah Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. Kirton McConkie Komatsu Equipment Co. L3Harris Technologies Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Layton Construction Company LDS Business College LDS Hospital Mark Miller Toyota Marlin Business Bank Moreton & Company Morgan Asphalt Mountain America Credit Union MountainStar - HCA Mountain Division New Media Strategists Nightingale College Northrop Grumman Corp. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.
O.C. Tanner Company Okland Construction Company OnSite Care Orrin G. Hatch Foundation Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Parsons Behle & Latimer Penna Powers People’s Intermountain Bank Pepsi Beverages Company Perry Homes, Inc. Plumb Holdings LLC PolarityTE Policy Impact Communications Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. R&O Construction Company R&R Partners Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction RC Willey Home Furnishings REAL Salt Lake / Rio Tinto Stadium Redmond Minerals Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah Rio Tinto Kennecott Rocky Mountain Care Salt Lake Chamber Salt Lake Regional Medical Center SelectHealth SentryWest Insurance Services Silicon Slopes Stadler US Inc. Staker Parson Materials & Companies
Steward Health Care Systems Stoel Rives LLP Strong & Hanni, PC Summit Sothebys International Realty Swire Coca-Cola, USA Thatcher Company The Boyer Company The Buckner Company The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Cynosure Group The Leavitt Partners The Sinclair Companies The Wasatch Group U.S. Bank UAMPS (Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems) UBS Bank USA UCAIR UHA, Utah Hospital Association Union Pacific Railroad University of Utah University of Utah Health University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Utah Jazz Utah Media Group Utah State Office of Education Utah State University Utah System of Higher Education
Utah System of Technical Colleges Utah Transit Authority Utah Valley University UWM Men’s Shop Valley Behavioral Health Wadman Corporation Wadsworth Development Group Walmart Wasatch Container Wasatch Electric Washington Federal Weber Basin Water Conservancy District Westminster College Wheeler Machinery Co. Women’s Leadership Institute Young Living Essential Oils Zions Bancorporation
GOLD
Babcock Scott & Babcock Barr Engineering Company Broadway Media, LLC Cigna Colmena Group Columbus Pacific Development Comagine Health Comcast Business COMPAX Deseret News Edge Homes Exodus Healthcare Network First National Bank GBS Benefits, Inc.
George S. & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Goldenwest Credit Union Granite Construction Company Haynie & Company CPA’s HealthEquity Holmes Homes Ibarra Business Group Industrial Supply Company Intermountain Staffing Jones Waldo Keller Investment Properties KPMG MHTN Architects, Inc. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Modern Display/Modern Expo Mountainland Supply Myriad Genetics Newmark Knight Frank Nicholas and Company, Inc. Park City Resort Parker-Migliorini International PEG Development Phillips Edison & Company Piper Access/Talon Surgical R1 Reliable Controls Corporation Scalar LLC Security National Financial Corporation Shamrock Plumbing Siegfried and Jensen SkyWest Airlines Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Sorenson Capital Sorenson Communications
Squire & Company, PC Symphony Homes Taylor Derrick Capital ThomasArts Unico UnitedHealthcare Waste Management of Utah Waterford.org Webb Woodbury Corporation Woodside Homes Workman Nydegger
SILVER
Big-D Construction Corp. BKD CPAs & Advisors Les Olson Company Nordstrom, Inc. Smith’s Food & Drug Stores Utah Association of Realtors
BRONZE
4th West Apartments 50th West WRG/From Scratch Adobe Systems Inc. African Chamber of Commerce of Utah Air + Sea International Freightlink Alexander’s Printing Allos Environmental Alphagraphics - Ogden Amazon American Fork Chamber of Commerce Auric Energy
CI R C LE O F I N F LU E NC E The Salt Lake Chamber Circle of Influence Members participate at the bronze level or higher.
Bear Lake Rendezvouz Chamber Bear River Valley Chamber of Commerce Beaver Valley Chamber of Commerce Blanding Chamber of Commerce Box Elder Chamber of Commerce Brian Head Chamber Bridgerland Technical College Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce Carbon County Chamber of Commerce CCMC Cedar City Chamber of Commerce Chamber West (West ValleyTaylorsville-Kearns) City Creek Center - The Taubman Company Clearlink Technologies LLC CloudCherry CO Hospitality Group CommonGrounds Workplace CRS Engineers Culinary Crafts Cyprus Credit Union D & N Investments Davis Chamber of Commerce Davis Technical College Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Deseret Book Company
Dixie Technical College Draper Area Chamber of Commerce Dsco Duchesne County Chamber of Commerce Emery County Chamber Employers Council Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Company Escalante/Boulder Chamber Fillmore Area Chamber of Commerce Flaming Gorge Chamber of Commerce FranklinCovey FUEL Marketing Gastronomy Gold Cross Services Good Day Catering Graystone Mortgage, LLC Greater Salt Lake HispanicAmerican Chamber of Commerce GSL Electric Haight Bey & Associates LLC Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Utah Hammerton Heber Valley Chamber Hillcrest Bank Hilton Salt Lake City Center Holladay Chamber of Commerce Hunt Electric, Inc.
Hurricane Valley Chamber of Commerce IBI Group iSolvedHCM Jerry Seiner Dealerships Kaddas Enterprises Inc. Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce Kostopulos Dream Foundation KUTV / CBS -- Sinclair Broadcast Group Lagoon Corporation Lehi Area Chamber Of Commerce Magna Chamber of Commerce Marysvale Chamber of Commerce Megaplex Corporate Metrostudy Moab Chamber of Commerce Morgan Area Chamber Mountainland Technical College Murray Area Chamber of Commerce Nexus IT Consultants Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce Ogden-Weber Technical College Oracle Pacific Islander Chamber of Commerce Packsize International , LLC Panguitch Chamber Park City Chamber / Conventions & Visitors Bureau
Parowan Chamber Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce People Ready Skilled Trades PhRMA Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber of Commerce Qualtrics Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown Ray Quinney & Nebeker Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. REDCON Richfield Area Chamber of Commerce Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Southern Utah S.K. Hart Management, LC Salesforce Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City Public Library Salt Lake City School District Salt Lake Magazine San Juan County Chamber of Commerce Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce Security Service Federal Credit Union Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
SME Industries, Inc. Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort SoFi South Jordan Chamber of Commerce South Salt Lake Chamber Southwest Airlines Southwest Technical College Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce Spanish Fork Salem Area Chamber of Commerce sPower Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce St. George Area Chamber of Commerce STOUT Building Contractors TAC Air/Keystone Aviation Thanksgiving Point The Kimball Terrace The Tasting Room The Wave Tiffany & Co. Time Machine Titan Specialized Services, Inc Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Tooele Technical College U.S. Chamber of Commerce Uintah Basin Technical College United Way of Salt Lake USTAR Utah African American Chamber of Commerce
Utah Asian Chamber Utah Black Chamber of Commerce Utah County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Utah Farm Bureau Federation Utah Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce UZONA Chamber of Commerce Valley Fair Mall VCBO Architecture, L.L.C. Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Vivint Solar Washington Area Chamber of Commerce Wayne County Business Association Weber State University West Jordan Chamber of Commerce West Valley City Westgate Park City Resort & Spa World Trade Center Utah WSI Trash Valet & Recycling WSP Young Automotive Group
S TA F F EXECUTIVE TEAM
DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE
Derek Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer
Dee Brewer, Executive Director
Heidi Walker, Chief Operating Officer
Kristin Beck, Manager, Urban Activation
Daniel Brimhall, Chief Financial Officer
Lucas Goodrich, Director, THE BLOCKS
Dee Brewer, Executive Vice President
Carson Chambers, Associate Director, UFCU
Jacey Skinner, General Counsel & Vice President
Derek Dietsch, Business Development Manager
of Public Policy
Alison Einerson, Executive Director, UFCU
William Nixon, Strategic Communications
Samantha Julian, Deputy Director
Nikki Smith, Executive Projects
Nancy Kaschmitter, Operations Coordinator Ryan Mack, Communication & Marketing
CHAMBER TEAM Max Backlund, Director, Utah Community Builders Foundation Lori Bodily, Accounting Manager Marisa Bomis, Interim Director, Marketing & Communication Manager James Dean, Business Development
Director Hannah Martin, Programs & Development Manager, UFCU Meagan Plummer, Arts & Crafts Market Manager, UFCU Cassandra Yerkes, Community Engagement Coordinator
Mark Harvey, Business Development & Sales Training Manager
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER OF UTAH
Katrina Kaddas, Programs & Events Coordinator
Ann Marie Wallace, State Director
Maria Loftis, Operations Manager
Clancy Stone, Business Advisor
Tara McHugh, Senior Programs & Events Manager
Teresa Bagdasarova, Northern Program
Brynn Murdock, Public Policy & Special
Coordinator
Projects Coordinator
Debbie Drake, Southern Office Program Director
Lisa Ostrander, Member Relations Manager
Lisa Jensen, Southern Office Program
Lindsay Riches, Business Development
Coordinator
Rebecca Richards, Front Desk Services
Elli Lavon, Rural Outreach Coordinator,
Jackie Sexton, Vice President of Programs
AmeriCorps VISTA
& Events Kelly Thomas, Human Resources Manager Bianca Yardley, Graphic Designer
Robbi Richter, Development Director Eve Rickles, Digital Media Coordinator