The new members of AUR’s Board of Trustees bring a wealth of national and international experience in education, finance, business,politics, culture, andenterprise. Theyare committed to strengthening the academic quality, community diversity, and cultural integration that makes AUR a unique place to study.
“I am delighted to welcome such a strong group of new board members, and I look forward to serving withthem for theadvancementof this great institution,”said Chairmanof the Board,RobertKrapf, “theexperience, skills, and acumen that these new Board membersbringwill make astrongcontribution to thecontinuedsuccesses of this institution and the experiences ofourstudentsand the alumniwho call it their almamater.”
The new board members began theirthree-year terms withAUReffectiveJuly1st, 2021.
Thenew board members are:
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Mr.Terry Grant
RetiredPresident, KeyBank Utah, USA.
With over 35years of experiencein international finance, Mr. Grant serveson the Board of Trustees ofWestminster College andon thenon-profit Boards ofLiving Planet AquariumandIntermountain Healthcare Foundation.
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Mr.Mark Holland
CEO and Chairman, Ascend Staffing, Utah, USA.
Mr. Hollandispast Vice-Chair of theUtah State University Board of Trustees(2011-2018)andhas served as a Board Member for theChildren's Center,Single Mom's Foundation,Ballet Westand is a past president of theUtah Staffing Association.
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Ms.Anne Luzzatto
Retired.
Ms. Luzzattoserved as a member of President Obama’sPresident’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.Shewas among the founders of theWomen’s Commission for Refugee Women and Childrenunder the auspices of theInternational Rescue Committeeand,more recently,chaired the board of theTwo River Theaterin Red Bank, NJ.
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Mr.JoeTorsella
ǿմý politician and former diplomat
Mr.Torsellahas served asTreasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, US Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform, Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia,and founding President and CEO of the National Constitution Center.He has alsoservedas a trustee or advisor to many civic and non-profit organizations, including thePhiladelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau;the Holocaust Awareness Museum;Historic Philadelphia, Inc.;the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation;the Springside School;andthe Knight Foundation.
In addition, elected in February 2021
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Mr.David Utrilla
CEO, U.S. Translation Company.
Mr. Utrilla, a native of Peru, serves as Honorary Consul to Peru in Utah and also serves on a range of civic and non-profit boards including theUtah Symphony and Opera, theWorld Trade Association of Utah,theWeber State University President's National Advisory Council, and the advisory council of theMaster of International Affairs and Global Enterprise programat the University of Utah.
Also re-elected to additional three-year terms, the following board members
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Esther Barazzone.President Emerita, Chatham University
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Elizabeth Dibble.Chief Operating Officer of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Thomas Duesterberg.Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.
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Linda Kurfess.Former US Government Bond trader.
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Gianni Linari.President & CEOof Spiti S.r.l.
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Thomas McCarthy.Former CFOofCigna Corporation.
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Alfredo J. Molina.President and CEOofBlack Starr&Frost Jewelers.
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Matthew Ripsom.AUR alumnus and business consultant.