The new members of AUR鈥檚 Board of Trustees bring a wealth of national and international experience in education, finance, business,听politics, culture, and听enterprise. They听are committed to strengthening the academic quality, community diversity, and cultural integration that makes AUR a unique place to study.听
鈥淚 am delighted to welcome such a strong group of new board members, and I look forward to serving with听them for the听advancement听of this great institution,鈥澨�said鈥疌hairman听of the Board,听Robert听Krapf, 鈥渢he听experience, skills, and acumen that these new Board members听bring听will make a听strong听contribution to the听continued听successes of this institution and the experiences of听our听students听and the alumni听who call it their alma听mater.鈥澨�
The new board members began their听three-year terms with听AUR听effective听July听1st, 2021.听
The听new board members are:听
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Mr.听Terry Grant听
Retired听President, KeyBank Utah, USA.听
With over 35听years of experience听in international finance, Mr. Grant serves听on the Board of Trustees of听Westminster College and听on the听non-profit Boards of听Living Planet Aquarium听and听Intermountain Healthcare Foundation.听
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Mr.听Mark Holland听
CEO and Chairman, Ascend Staffing, Utah, USA.听
Mr. Holland听is听past Vice-Chair of the听Utah State University Board of Trustees听(2011-2018)听and听has served as a Board Member for the听Children's Center,听Single Mom's Foundation,听Ballet West听and is a past president of the听Utah Staffing Association.听
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Ms.听Anne Luzzatto听
Retired.听
Ms. Luzzatto听served as a member of President Obama鈥檚听President鈥檚 Committee on the Arts and Humanities.听She听was among the founders of the听Women鈥檚 Commission for Refugee Women and Children听under the auspices of the听International Rescue Committee听and,听more recently,听chaired the board of the听Two River Theater听in Red Bank, NJ.听
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Mr.听Joe听Torsella听
American politician and former diplomat听
Mr.听Torsella听has served as听Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, US Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform, Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia,听and founding President and CEO of the National Constitution Center.听He has also听served听as a trustee or advisor to many civic and non-profit organizations, including the听Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau;听the Holocaust Awareness Museum;听Historic Philadelphia, Inc.;听the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation;听the Springside School;听and听the Knight Foundation.听
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In addition, elected in February 2021听
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Mr.听David Utrilla听
CEO, U.S. Translation Company.听
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 the听Utah Symphony and Opera, the听World Trade Association of Utah,听the听Weber State University President's National Advisory Council, and the advisory council of the听Master of International Affairs and Global Enterprise program听at the University of Utah.听
Also re-elected to additional three-year terms, the following board members听
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Esther Barazzone.听President Emerita, Chatham University听
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Elizabeth Dibble.听Chief Operating Officer of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Thomas Duesterberg.听Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.听
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Linda Kurfess.听Former US Government Bond trader.听
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Gianni Linari.听President & CEO听of Spiti S.r.l.听
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Thomas McCarthy.听Former CFO听of听Cigna Corporation.听
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Alfredo J. Molina.听President and CEO听of听Black Starr听&听Frost Jewelers.听
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Matthew Ripsom.听AUR alumnus and business consultant.听