Contact Us 

Address

Utah State Board of Education
PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200

School Finance

Deborah Jacobson
Assistant Superintendent of Operations
Phone: (801) 538-7627 | E-mail

Sam Urie
School Finance Director
Phone: (801) 538-7545 | E-mail

Noralee Green
Administrative Services Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7756 | E-mail

Nestor Rodriguez
Economist
Phone: (801) 538-7827 | E-mail

Vacant
Research Consultant

John Palmer
School Finance Specialist Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7623 | E-mail

Kody Wright
School Finance Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7965 | E-mail

Laura Wilson
School Finance Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7633 | E-mail

Ron Litchfield
State Pupil Transportation Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7577 | E-mail

Dale Frost
Minimum School Program Administrator and Fiscal Policy Analyst
Phone: (801) 538-7606 | E-mail

Brett Baker
Minimum School Financial Analyst
Phone: (385) 295-7934 | E-mail

Rebecca Nielsen
Grant Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7666 | E-mail

Louis Carpio
Financial Analyst
Phone: (801) 538-7593 | E-mail

Sara Harward
Grant Compliance Officer
Phone: (801) 538-7881 | E-mail

Dean Dykstra
Construction and Facility Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7939 | E-mail

Cole Shakespear
Fiscal Monitor Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7576 | E-mail

Neil Stevens
Fiscal Monitor Team Lead
Special Education
Phone: (801) 538- 7819 | E-mail

Vacant
Fiscal Monitor
Title Programs
Phone: (801) 538-XXXX | E-mail 

Merilee Wendell
Fiscal Monitor
Title Programs
Phone: (801) 538-7977 | E-mail

Jeff Conley
Fiscal Monitor
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Phone: (801) 538-7859 | E-mail 

Clint Hoke
Fiscal Monitor
Adult Education, Enhancement for At-Risk Students (EARS), Gang Prevention, Youth-In-Custody (YIC), Anti‐Bullying
Phone: (801) 538-7805 | E-mail

Cory Erekson
Fiscal Monitor
Special Education
Phone: (801) 538-7713 | E-mail

Joe Hovey
Fiscal Monitor
Transportation, Student Health and Counseling, Title II, Part A, Title IV Part A
Phone: (801) 538-7653 | E-mail

Barbie Faust
Fiscal Monitor
School Fees
Phone: (801) 538-7690 | E-mail

Scott Crapo
Fiscal Monitor
School Fees
Phone: (801) 538-7840 | E-mail

Internal Accounting

Sue Mak
Assistant Finance Director of Accounting
Phone: (801) 538-7829 | E-mail

Brian Ross
Assistant Finance Director of Budget
Phone: (801) 538-7701 | E-mail

Kathy Olson
Financial Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7860 | E-mail

Annette Cottle
Financial Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7985 | E-mail

Chandler Briggs
Financial Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7626 | E-mail

Diane Sutton
Financial Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7839 | E-mail

Sherry Gale
Financial Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7815 | E-mail

Timothy Welch
Financial Analyst
Phone: (801) 385-7915 | E-mail

Sarah Grisenti
Financial Analyst
Phone: (801) 538-7955 | E-mail

Ohim Kim
Grants Financial Analyst
Phone: (385) 295-7885 | E-mail

Shaunna Ford
Travel Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7672 | E-mail

Kaylan Burns
Section Accountant
Student Support
Phone: (801) 538-7625 | E-mail

Sara Croft
Section Accountant
Special Education, Policy and Communication, Trust Lands
Phone: (801) 538-7795 | E-mail

Nathan Ghelli
Section Accountant
Charter Schools, Financial Operations, Indirect Cost Pool (ICP), Information Technology (IT)
Phone: (801) 538-7610 | E-mail

Sheri Johnson
Section Accountant
Teaching and Learning 
Phone: (801) 538-7569 | E-mail

Stephanie Richards
Section Accountant
Assessment, Data and Statistics, Utah State Board of Education
Phone: (801) 538-7831 | E-mail

Elna Shelley
Section Accountant
Career and Technical Education (CTE), Teaching and Learning
Phone: (801) 538-7847 | E-mail

Kim Waggoner
General Services Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7628 | E-mail

Purchasing

Adam Herd
Director of Purchasing and Contracts
Phone: (801) 538-7879 | E-mail

Stephanie Day
Contract Analyst
Phone: (801) 538-7538 | E-mail

Joseph Borrack
Contract Specialist 
Phone: (801) 538-7641 | E-mail

Michael Iwasaki
Purchasing Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7621 | E-mail

M’lissa Holt
Purchasing Agent
Phone: (801) 538-7789 | E-mail

Alyssha Roseman
Purchasing Agent
Phone: (801) 538-7603 | E-mail