Tom Macdonald is an Assistant Dean of the Woodbury School of Business. Mr. Macdonald has over 25 years’ experience in senior management including international, CEO and Board positions. He received the 2007 Businessman of the Year Award from the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Macdonald has served as a member of the Orem City Council since 2014 for the 2014-2018 term. He is a partner in several real estate projects; a former President / CEO of two Utah businesses; former VP International operations for a technology company and a personal care company; and a former Manager / CPA of Grant Thornton, an international CPA firm.
Mr. Macdonald is married to the former Kaye Mangum of Orem with 4 married children and 16 grand children.
Following a rich and storied career in business, philanthropy,and academia, Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez became the seventh president of Utah Valley University in 2018. She is the first woman to serve full-time as UVU president. Raised in the slums of the Philippines, Tuminez rose to become a world leader in the fields of technology and political science, most recently serving as an executive at Microsoft. She is also the former vice dean of Research and assistant dean of Executive Education at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
WCF Insurance has come a long way from its beginnings in 1917. Today, 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.Matt Lyon joined WCF Insurance in 2017. He is the President and COO. He oversees all operationalfunctions within the company.Before WCF, he worked as head of commercial insurance productmanagement at Farmers Insurance Group of Companies in Los Angeles. Matt has broad experience in the insurance industry, successfully serving in product management, operations, and strategy roles atNationwide Insurance and The Hartford Insurance Group, among others. Matt received his BSin economics from the University of Utah and his MBA from DePaul University.While Matt will tell you that he is a fan of the University of Utah, he is also a fan of hiring UVU MBA’s. WCF is proud to have five MBA graduates from UVU in their ranks.
Technical leader with over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry building multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems.
Married for 38 years. 4 Daughters, 12 Grandchildren, Nu Skin Distributor for 30 years, Founder/Partner of Stack Real Estate and other companies.
Tara Thue is AT&T’s President of the Mountain West States for external and legislative affairs where she leads all corporate external, governmental and community affairs.
Linda Skidmore Daines is known for her passion and achievement in two worlds; business and the arts. . A native of Cache Valley, Utah, Linda majored in cello performance at USU. She and her late husband then moved to New York City and where she taught music, served as the Chair of the Music Department at The Spence School, and performed with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra. Linda then studied Arts Administration and earned an MBA from Columbia University. Following graduate school Linda began her business career at Goldman Sachs where she has worked for the past 37 years, becoming one of the first woman managing directors at the firm. She advises significant families, endowments, private foundations and pensions on their investment portfolios and strategic objectives. . Linda serves on various boards including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Cache Valley Bank, BYU’s National Advisory Council, and is extensively involved in USU’s Caine College of the Arts, committing her time and resources to scholars of all fields. Linda was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate by her alma mater, Utah State University, for her achievements in business and the arts. But most important of all to Linda, she is a proud and devoted mother of three and grandmother of nine.
Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner serves as one of the Utah County Commissioners. This Commission is responsible for levying taxes, adopting ordinances, and making policy which affect all of the County’s nearly 623,00 residents.
Ally Isom has been shaped by life’s challengesand opportunities. She navigated her way out of poverty to a university education, graduating from Brigham Young University-Provo in political science and communications. Throughout difficult pregnancies and children’s health challenges, Ally was immersed in Republican grassroots politicsandcommunity service, including time on the Kaysville City Council. Sheheld posts in Utah’s state government, including deputy director of theDept. of Community and Culture, government relations director for theDept. of Workforce Services,and deputy chief of staff, communication director and spokespersonforGovernor Gary Herbert. Ally then worked at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsin public affairs, communication and branding,before moving to the private sector asChief Strategy and Marketing Officer, and eventually acting Executive Officer,for EVŌQ Nano.In 2021 Utah Businessnamed Allyone of “30 Women to Watch.” Sheand her husband, Eric, have four children and five grandchildren. Ally enjoys writing, hiking, cooking, and mole poblano, preferably on a beach. Ally is currently a Republican candidate for the United States Senate.
Tracee Comstock is an HR Leader that really cares about people.Tracee is passionate about building companies where employees love to come to work. Tracee has worked inHuman Resources for the past 30+years.She is a highly skilled HR leader who loves helping employees and leaders to become the best they can be. Tracee along with her CEO andExecutive team have worked tirelessly to turn Nature’s Sunshine around. Nature’s Sunshine’s mission is to share the healing power of nature with everyone. They manufacture over 600 vitaminproducts, protein powders, essential oils,and beauty products.Once a declining company, it is now growing in revenue. This past year, Nature’s Sunshine had its best year in Company History, during the middle of a pandemic. The stock has grownfrom $5 a share to over $21,an all-time 40 year high historically. They were recently recognized winningsix Stevie Awards and Transformation Capital’s Momentum Ranking as #9 out of the top 50 companies experiencing growth.Traceeknows how to attract and retain top talentfor fortune 100likecompanies.She has helped multiplecompanies win the best companies to work for awards.She has proven experience at building successful companies. To name a few, she worked at Young Livingwhere sheled the HR team, and helped the company to growin revenue from $400M tonearly $2 Billion. She and her team hired over 1500 employees in 1.5 years, managing over 2000 employees. She also worked at Mountain Star Hospitals Corporate Offices with over 9000 employees in Utah and Idaho and helped to build several successful Technology Companies. Tracee is currently serving on the UVU HR Advisory Board, she loves helping students become successful business leaders. Tracee has beenthe President of Salt Lake Society of Human Resource Management(SL SHRM)and on the Boardof Directors for the pasttenyears. Most important to Tracee is her family. She and her husband Roger have been married for 18years. They have a blended family of seven children,and they now have six grandchildren. Traceesays grandchildren are the best! She loves spendingtime with her family, waterskiing at Lake Powell, snow skiing, snowmobiling, Four-wheeling, and going on Harley rides.
Strong, Successful Entrepreneur leading multiple companies, mentoring, and leading with compassion, communication and inclusion while growing self-empowerment and charitable giving.
Danny Woodbury is a director at Woodbury Corporation where he oversees the companies leasing efforts and leads the company’s life sciences division.
Anne is a high-achieving, world-class Executive who spent over 20 years in global Executive Leadership, combining Business Strategy with Executive Search, Leadership Assessment, Coaching, Development, and Transformation, including Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
