Becky Edwards is a lifelong Utahn and an unabashed champion of women’s civic engagement and political involvement. She served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives for ten years, representing Davis County from 2008 to 2019. Her legislative work focused on issues related to strengthening Utah’s economy, improving air quality, enhancing education, and helping families achieve economic stability. Most recently, Becky was a candidate for the U.S. Senate and House, representing Utah.
In late 2023, Becky founded the Governing Group, a political action committee that supports solution-oriented candidates with the financial and organizational resources they need to win and change Utah’s political dynamics.
Becky graduated with an MSW and an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from BYU. Her involvement in politics is a natural extension of her long-standing commitment to community involvement at a grassroots level.
Becky grew up in Provo and currently lives in North Salt Lake with her husband, John Edwards. She has four children and a dozen grandchildren. Becky has volunteered and served on boards for various local nonprofits. From May 2019 to January 2021, she served with her husband in Samoa as a humanitarian mental health missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edwards currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Utah Debate Commission.
Gary R. Herbert served as the 17th governor of Utah from 2009 to 2021. (He served as Lieutenant Governor from 2005 to 2009.) During his tenure, his focus was on economic development, education, energy, and efficiency in government. Herbert has also served as chair of both the Western Governors’ Association and the National Governors Association.
Herbert served six years in the Utah National Guard achieving the rank of staff sergeant. He also started a successful real estate brokerage and development company, Herbert, and Associates Inc. He served as the President of the Utah Association of Realtors.
He is currently dedicating his time and resources to benefit the students at Utah Valley University founding the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy. The Institute helps to develop future policy leaders, informs the community, and promotes public involvement in government operations and policymaking.
Dr. Susan R. Madsen is the Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. She is also the Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, which focuses on strengthening the impact of Utah girls and women. Through the years, Professor Madsen has written a host of Utah research and policy briefs and snapshots, reports, and editorials. She is also leading a statewide societal change movement titled “A Bolder Way Forward.”
Madsen is also a well-known global scholar, publishing nine books and hundreds of articles, chapters, and reports. Madsen’s research has been featured in the U.S. News and World Report, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Parenting Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, and she is a regular contributor to Forbes. She speaks globally, and in recent years has done keynotes in Ireland, Costa Rica, the United Arab Emirates, England, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark, and other countries. She serves on or advises many nonprofit, community, and education boards and committees, including the Utah Governor’s strategic initiatives, Envision Utah, South Davis Communities that Care, Utah Financial Empowerment Coalition, Women’s Work Utah, and others.
Madsen received a bachelor’s degree from BYU, master’s from Portland State University, and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
Mia Love is a former U.S. Representative for Utah’s 4th congressional district and the first black female Republican in Congress, serving from 2015-2019. Love is celebrated for her trailblazing leadership and advocacy on fiscal responsibility and community development during her time in Congress.
Prior to her time as a Representative, she served as a member of the Saratoga Springs City Council and was later elected mayor. Her tenure as mayor showcased her commitment to public service and effective governance. As a political commentator for CNN, Love continues to influence national discourse.
Lowry Snow obtained his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University. He currently practices in St. George, Utah at the law firm Snow Jensen & Reece.
Snow began serving in the Utah legislature in 2012 as a member of the House of Representatives where he served for 11 years until retiring at the end of 2022. While serving in the House, he chaired the House Public Education committee and was a member of the Judiciary Standing Committee. While serving in the legislature he successfully sponsored significant legislation in the areas of criminal justice reform, education, protection of children and victims of abuse, water law, and protections for military veterans and the elderly.
He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority which oversees the planning and development of the state project known as the Point and located on the recently vacated prison site in Draper. He is a past chair of Utah’s Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, past president of the Utah State Bar and past Chair of Utah’s Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee.
He remains engaged in and committed to public service. He continues his service as: Board member of the national non-profit Human Rights for Kids, a bi-partisan entity dedicated to the protection of vulnerable children, board member of the Utah Bar Foundation, Chair of the Central Utah Red Cross Advisory Board, Chair of the Southern Utah Performing Arts Foundation, and member of the Utah Crime Victims Council.
Tami Pyfer is the Chief of Staff and VP External for UNITE - a national organization seeking to ease division across political and cultural differences. Tami is also the co-creator of the Dignity Index, an eight-point scale for measuring the dignity or contempt in the language we use with each other when we disagree.
Before her work with UNITE Tami served for 7 years as the Education Policy Advisor to former Utah Governor Gary Herbert, where she was involved in state-level policy development, coalition building, and stakeholder engagement. She held local and state elected offices for 12 years: 8 years on the Logan City Council and 4 years on the Utah State Board of Education. Tami’s professional training is in Special Education and before her appointment to serve on the Governor's executive team she taught at Utah State University, preparing teachers to work with students with disabilities.
Tami and her husband Aaron are the parents of 5 children, and grandparents of 15. They live in the Salt Lake valley.
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