Craig C. Wagstaff is senior vice president and general manager–Western Division, Gas Distribution of Dominion Energy. Wagstaff leads the company’s western distribution operations, which include Dominion Energy Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Wexpro. He became president–Western Gas Operations with the merger of Questar with Dominion Energy in September 2016, and in August 2017 he was named president Gas Distribution and oversaw all gas distribution state- regulated businesses across the company’s footprint. He assumed his current post in October 2019.

Wagstaff joined Questar in 1984 and has held various leadership positions throughout his career. He was president of Questar Gas and executive vice president of Questar Corp. Earlier responsibilities included overseeing the utility’s customer service functions, regional distribution operations, public and community relations, economic development and marketing.

Wagstaff serves as board chair of the Salt Lake Chamber, is board director of Western Energy Institute and World Trade Center Utah, is past board chair of EDCUtah Junior Achievement of Utah and Utah Red Cross, is on the Utah Governor’s Advisory Team and Economic Recovery Task Force; and he serves on the advisory boards of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business.

Wagstaff attended Weber State University and the University of Utah, receiving undergraduate degrees in business and marketing, and holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership and business management from Gonzaga University. He also completed Southern Methodist University Business School’s Energy Leadership Program.

The Utah Black Chamber began in September 2009 to elevate Black Utah through supporting the growth of Black businesses and Black professionals. Over this last year during the civil unrest, the Utah Black Chamber doubled its membership base, including support from many large corporations and business resources. As a result the chamber is aimed to roll out many projects and programs with a stronger platform than ever before, including its upcoming flagship, the Black Success Center.

AT&T Inc. is a diversified, global leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. Consumers and businesses have more than 225 million monthly subscriptions to our services. AT&T Communications provides more than 100 million U.S. consumers with entertainment and communications experiences across mobile and broadband.

Ivory Homes is Utah’s Number One Homebuilder® and has been Growing and Changing with Utah? since 1983, helping more than 20,000 families and individuals achieve homeownership.

WCF Insurance is an innovative insurance provider with nationally offered products and services. They are committed to providing excellent customer service, building strong business partnerships, keeping workers safe, and high-touch claims management.

Richard Saunders is Utah’s first chief innovation officer after serving as executive director of the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). Saunders joined the Utah Department of Health in 2015, where he was a consultant in Medicaid. He joined the agency’s executive leadership team in 2017. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saunders was appointed as chief deputy, and in August 2020, he was appointed as interim executive director. In that role, he served in the leadership of the state?s Unified Command. He was installed as executive director, a role that garnered unanimous Senate approval, in February 2021.

The mission of the Utah Department of Health is to protect the public’s health through preventing avoidable illness, injury, disability and premature death.

Saffron Valley’s mission is to provide authentic, made-from-scratch Indian food using fresh ingredients and exotic flavors that educate and excite the palate while surprising each guest with high quality, personal service steeped in a culture of warmth and hospitality.

The first Saffron Valley restaurant opened in 2011 as Saffron Valley Indian Street Food Café in South Jordan, UT. The second location opened in the Avenues in 2013 as Saffron Valley East India Café. The third Saffron Valley restaurant opened in Sugar House in 2017. The fourth Saffron Valley restaurant opened in Riverton in 2019. 

Saffron Valley has won multiple awards over the years including Best Indian Restaurant by Salt Lake Magazine and Best of State among other recognitions. Most recently, Lavanya Mahate, Founder and Saffron Valley have been featured in Food Network Magazine as part of their “women cooking for good” series.

At a time when the restaurant industry was struggling, the Saffron Valley restaurant group showed resilience and grit by pivoting and adapting to new models and continued to grow the businesses while also providing free meals to SLC homeless individuals and unemployed workers who needed a daily meal.

Saffron Valley strives to give back to the community via culinary training, strengthen the local economy via career opportunities, and develop strong ties with area businesses to support local entrepreneurship.

As an experienced entrepreneur, mental health activist, and executive coach, James Hadlock is nationally recognized as one of the most prominent voices advocating for a more connected, supportive, and emotionally healthy workplace.

Besides being a keynote speaker and transformative coach, he’s also the Co-founder and Chief Evangelist of Blunovus, an emotional support service and leadership training company that helps organizations, like Purple and Divvy, move upstream and proactively address life-work well-being on a cultural level.

Barb Johnson, CCIM, SIOR is a commercial real estate advisor at CBRE who provides prudent and trusted counsel to publicly traded corporations and private companies seeking to maximize the return on their real estate investments. She is an intuitive, detail-oriented problem solver who informs and supports decision-making through a strong research orientation, depth of market knowledge, and state-of-the-art technology. Drawing on her expertise in finance, leadership, and education, Barb consistently structures and executes deals that positively impact profitability, organizational effectiveness, and talent acquisition and retention. She is actively involved in professional organizations and is on the Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center Advisory Board. Johnson also serves as Vice President of the SIOR Foundation Board providing college scholarships and supporting professional development to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in commercial real estate.

Benjamin is the Director for Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development. Prior to his position with the City, Benjamin served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of SelectUSA, the government-wide initiative to attract and retain foreign business investment in the United States. As a presidentially appointed official, Benjamin provided guidance to the Executive Director to create jobs, spur economic growth, and promote American competitiveness.

Nate McDonald serves as a deputy director for the Department of Workforce Services. He previously served as the assistant deputy and communication director where he oversaw communications, employer initiatives and the veterans employment team. Prior to joining Workforce Services, he was the associate communication director for the Utah Governor’s Office.

He graduated from Southern Utah University with a masters degree in public administration and the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.

Jeffrey Jay Tiede is the founder and CEO of American Packaging Group, Inc. started in 1993. He joined the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce in 1994 and got involved with the Small Business Round Table and the Military Affairs Committee. He earned the Small Business of the Year Award from the SL Chamber of Commerce in 1998 and a Top 100 Award from Utah Venture Capital. Jeff organized military tours to share with business leaders what our military does for Utah and the nation. Over the years he started or assisted in numerous programs and is the current Chairman of the Military Affairs Committee.

Jeff joined the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in 1997 for Military Outreach. He earned 2 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards, 2 Seven Seal Awards and numerous Outstanding Performance Awards. In 2014, he was appointed as the State Chairman for 6 years. He also had the honor to be a Log Star and Honorary Citizen Commander with the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base.

Miles Romney joined the Diversified Insurance team roughly eight years ago after successfully managing the operations of a small business for more than five years. He thoroughly enjoyed earning a masters degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources from Utah State. Miles has become a trusted advisor to business owners, CFOs, and HR leaders regarding all things Employee Benefits. He devotes his time working with local and national employers of all sizes.

Sherry Weaver grew up in Buffalo, NY and attended Genesee Community College pursuing a degree in Travel & Tourism. On a familiarization trip in December 1989 she discovered the beauty of Utah, moving to Park City the following April to work for a local travel agency. In September of 1992 she began working for Worldspan/Travelport, a global travel distribution company, and enjoyed a wonderful 17 year career managing a portfolio consisting of Travel Management Companies. In December 2009 she found her true passion, selling the mountain experience. At that time she started with Canyons Resort (now Park City Mountain, a Vail Resort) working with the leisure market. In September 2011, she was offered and accepted an opportunity to work in group sales, focusing on helping clients create a meeting or conference that will leave their attendees with memories that last a lifetime.

Most recently she moved into the role of Associate Director of Sales. This leadership position allows her the opportunity to support all aspects group sales; negotiating and contracting group meetings, executing mountain group services, and developing/executing group sales strategies to achieve overall revenue targets for Vail Resorts as well as creating and maintaining a pipeline of talent within the Vail Enterprise sales group.