Biography

Layton Shumway is a senior writer in UVU's University Marketing & Communications department. Layton also manages the university's News website and has served as editor-in-chief of UVU Magazine since 2016. Under Layton's leadership, UVU Magazine received the 2018 Golden Spike Award for Print Communications from the Greater Salt Lake chapter of PRSA.

Prior to joining UVU in 2013, Layton worked as a web editor and sportswriter for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. Layton attended Brigham Young University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with an emphasis in print journalism in 2008.

Layton lives in Provo and is married to Aubrey Shumway, who is also a UVU employee and alumna. They welcomed their first child, Rowan, into the world in 2023. Layton enjoys soccer, video games, coffee, and storytelling in any form.