Team Staff
Executive Leadership
Derek MillerPresident & CEO
Heidi WalkerChief Operating Officer
Dan BrimhallChief Financial Officer
Dee BrewerExecutive Vice President and Executive Director of Downtown Alliance
Ginger ChinnVice President of Public Policy
Natalie GochnourChief Economist, Senior Advisor
Salt Lake Chamber
Marisa BomisDirector, Marketing & Communication
Tara McHughDirector, Events & Programs
Lori BodilyAccounting Manager
Mark HarveyBusiness Development & Sales Training Manager
Jenean LindleyExecutive Projects Manager
Lindsay RichesMembership Manager
Melanie Budge Member Relations and Program Development Specialist
Melissa BowlesAccounting
David HurseyMedia Relations
Brooklyn Beierle Jr. Graphic Designer
Natalie BowenPublic Policy Coordinator
Katrina KaddasProgram & Events Coordinator
Gloria PinDigital Media Coordinator
Sophia TaddeoEvents & programs Coordinator
Aspen EnglishCommunication & Events Intern
Downtown Alliance
Jessica ThesingDeputy Director
Joshua JonesDirector of Communications & Marketing
Kristen LavelettBusiness Development Manager
Kristina OliviasUrban Affairs Program Manager
The BLOCKS
Britney HelmersCultural Core Program Director
Merinda ChristensenProgram Assistant
Urban Food Connections of Utah
Alison EinersonExecutive Director
Nichole MathewsMarket Manager
Carly GillespieProgram & Grant Manager
Michael FullerOperations Manager
Utah Community Builders
Kabi CatalanoExecutive Director
Women’s Business Center of Utah
Ann Marie WallaceState Director
Lisa JensenSouthern Office Director
Connie YengichNorthern Office Director
Sarah BarstowLead Business Advisor
Debbie DrakeBusiness Advisor
Leisa WallaceBusiness Advisor
Megan EngstromNorthern Program Coordinator
Kylee FieldSouthern Program Coordinator
Ashly KullandDigital Media Specialist
Molly KohrmanCommunity & Engagement Facilitator