Board Members
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Steve Clark
Business Resource Center sclark@utah.gov 801-863-7289 Stephen Don Clark, was born in Provo, Utah. He attended Brigham Young University. His first job was with Chevron Oil Company as a marketing representative and he worked in most of the western states then to a government affairs manager in Chevron's headquarters in San Francisco. In 1979 Steve left the oil business to start a mechanical construction business. The company name is Clark Mechanical Contractors, Inc. and for twenty-nine years has had the distinction of doing some notably large projects such as the LaVell Edwards Stadium, Nestle Food - Stouffer Foods, the David O. McKay building, renovation of Temple Square, WordPerfect, Micron - IM Flash Corp., and other medical, manufacturing, utility, energy and retail projects. Steve's interest in politics began early in life. He started out as a neighborhood chair. From there he was appointed to an at-large council seat on the Provo City Council. His next step was to run for the Utah House of Representatives in 2000. He presently serves on the Business/Labor committee and a member of the House Transportation Committee. He is the chair of the Capital Facilities and Administrative Services Appropriations Subcommittees. This committee approves all the building construction in the State. |
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Roger Andrus
Business Development Corporation of Provo randrus@provo.utah.gov 801-852-6163 The Business Development Corporation of Provo (BDC) is a non-profit entity sponsored by Provo City's Economic and Redevelopment Agency. Provo's BDC provides seed debt-funding and functions as a small-business growth accelerator. The BDC makes it a point to seek out the most promising entrepreneurs, products, and ideas and then help accelerate access to money, markets and mentors as a means of creating high-quality jobs. Over the last two decades the BDC has funded more than 60 companies, creating 3,000 new jobs, which has contributed to an estimated local economic impact of more than $16 million. For nearly two decades Roger Andrus has been instrumental in helping 1,000's of entrepreneurs secure the capital they need to start and stay in business. Through the years Mr. Andrus established and led several national commercial lending divisions and companies; one of which gained national prominence and was sought out and acquired by AT&T. In 1996 he founded Commerce Capital Corporation; a commercial lending and leasing company. Currently he serves as the Executive Director of the Business Development Corporation of Provo; a non-profit entity sponsored by Provo City's Economic and Redevelopment Agency. Provo's BDC provides early stage seed capital and functions as a small-business growth accelerator. |
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Steve Roy
Utah Science Technology and Research sroy@utah.gov 801-755-9270 USTAR's goal is to strengthen Utah's "knowledge economy" and generate high paying jobs by maximizing economic impact of new technologies throughout the state. USTAR does this by brokering relationships between researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, inventors, and industry experts. USTAR's Technology Outreach and Innovation Program is designed as a resource to:
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Clay Christensen
Mountainland Applied Technology College cchristensen@mlatc.edu 801-492-2936 MATC is one of eight campuses comprising the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT). The college provides career and technical education and training to secondary and adult students in Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties, and partners with business and industry, seven public school districts and Utah Valley University. MATC's main campus is in Orem, Utah with additional campuses in American Fork and Spanish Fork and other programs in Wasatch and Summit counties. The College offers programs delivered in a non-credit, open-entry/open-exit, competency-based format for secondary and adult students. The UCAT campuses have developed cooperative agreements with other higher education institutions, school districts, businesses, industries, and community organizations to maximize availability of career and technical programs which are market-driven and responsive to community needs. The Campus President serves as the chief executive officer to the Board of Directors and the chief academic officer for the College. The Campus President is appointed by, and serves at the discretion of the Utah College of Applied Technology President in coordination with the MATC Board of Directors and is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the operation of MATC. |
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Ken Fakler
Small Business Development Center faklerke@uvu.edu 801-863-8147 The SBDC's mission is to help entrepreneurs get started in business and help small businesses grow from one level to the next. We do this by providing professional one-on-one consulting, providing business information, and teaching business classes. We do this for free for our clients since we are funded by the SBA, GOED and UVU. We help our clients make their dreams come true by helping their business to succeed. The SBDC team does individual one-on-one consulting and we provide all types of business information to our clients. We want to have long term relationships with our clients until they feel they no longer need us. Also we refer our clients to other resource partners who are more expert than we are in their respective fields. We help entrepreneurs become successful business people. |
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Michelle Crowell
Mountainland Association of Governments mcrowell@mountainland.org 801-229-3833 Mountainland Association of Governments serves Summit, Utah and Wasatch Counties and Cities in Utah. MAG provides Aging and Family services including in-home health care and home-delivered meals. MAG also provides data, technical services and other support for transportation and community planning and economic development for the counties and cities in the region. Michelle Larsen is the Community and Economic Development Program Manager. Michelle administers the CDBG program and manages the Mountainland Economic Development District. Economic Development activities include strategic planning, technical assistance, and Revolving Loan Fund. |
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Bradley S. Whittaker
Commission for Economic Development in Orem bradw@cedo.org 801-226-1521 CEDO, the Commission for Economic Development in Orem, is a non-profit organization that serves as an advocate for Orem businesses. The CEDO staff works closely with Orem business professionals and Orem City officials to promote the economic vitality of Orem. With experienced staff members and multiple resources, CEDO provides a variety of services for Orem's new and existing businesses. Some of these services are a small-business incubator, revolving loan fund, business plan writing assistance, demographic information, and help finding networking contacts in the business community. Whether you are starting a new business, thinking of expanding your business, or working as an established business professional, we have information and opportunities for you. With CEDO you have a partner you can trust. To learn more about how we can help you, please return to our home page and click on the category that interests you. CEDO's Mission: CEDO's mission is to ensure the economic vitality of the City of Orem; CEDO specifically works toward three main goals:
CEDO's History: The Commission for Economic Development in Orem (CEDO) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1983, whose primary function was to help build Orem's economy. At the time, steel was Orem's main industry and the city's economy was greatly affected by the ups and downs of the steel market. In addition to an unstable economy, jobs were scarce and Orem was losing its large base of local college graduates to other areas. Orem City worked with local business leaders and created CEDO as the economic arm of Orem City. CEDO's original focus was on attraction and retention of businesses in areas not currently represented. Seventeen years later, Orem is a thriving business community, and according to Brad Whittaker, CEDO's executive director, CEDO's focus has changed to "growing our own and retaining what we have." Since its inception in 1983, CEDO has had three executive directors, James Renzas (1983-1986), former Orem mayor Delance Squire (1986-1997), and Brad Whittaker (1997- present). |
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John Beal
Central Utah SCORE fcbjeb@hotmail.com 801-796-7970 SCORE's trademarked slogan is "Counselors to America's Small Business." Members counsel and mentor those who are already in business and need help to make their businesses more profitable and more successful. They also work closely with people who are trying to start new businesses. SCORE counselors provide assistance with preparation of business plans, offer counsel for business loan presentations, and give other related assistance which may be required. Counselors come from varied business backgrounds. |
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David Sorensen
Manufactoring Extension Partnership dsorensen@mep.org 801-863-7901 Mr. Sorensen has a MS degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, Idaho & Utah and has patents in his field both domestic and foreign. Mr. Sorensen was a product manager at General Electric, manager of engineering at Bunker Ramo Space and Missile Systems, and manager of Architectural Engineering and Construction Management at Aerojet with a staff of over 200. Mr. Sorensen managed the Engineering R&D Division at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratories with a staff of over 600. He started up a spin-off company from the Lab and grew it to $5,000,000 in annual sales in 2 years with an annual ROI of more than 90% and a professional staff of 125. The organization successfully completed in its 3rd year against Lockheed, Rockwell & Boeing and won the 10 year 1 billion dollar NASA operating contract. Mr. Sorensen was the Executive Vice President of Eyring Research where he directed the company's activities in new startup business including Dynix, which is now a $100 million per year company. Mr. Sorensen has been involved in several startup companies, and serves on corporate boards. He joined the Manufacturing Engineering Department at Brigham Young University in the spring of 1993 after 30 years experience in industry where he was the Director of the Rapid Product Realization Center. Mr. Sorensen has been the Executive Director of Manufacturing Extension for Utah since its inception in 1996, where their mission is to improve the performance, competitiveness and profitability of Utah manufacturers. He and his organization have worked with over 1,600 manufacturers in Utah creating or saving some 25,000 jobs and increasing output by over 2 billion dollars. Manufacturing Extension in Utah was recently ranked #1 in all the U.S. in Impacted Clients per million expense and Impact Amount per Client. |
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Cory Holley
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers cholley@utah.gov 801-863-8713 Utah Procurement Technical Assistance Centers help small businesses with all phases of Government contracting -federal, state, and local. Counselors provide one-on-one and group instruction that helps clients identify contracting opportunities, which can create growth of market share and revenues for them. The government is an excellent customer because they generally purchase in large quantities, and pay their bills on time. PTAC is an important part of The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), with nine offices throughout the state to assist you. There are specific keys available from your PTAC office as follows:
His experience includes starting and running several businesses, immediately prior to coming to the PTAC organization Cory was the Assistant Director at the Utah Valley State College Small Business Development Center. |
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Michael Alder
Technology Transfer Office, Brigham Young University mike_alder@byu.edu 801-422-6266 Michael Alder is Director of the Office Technology Transfer, for Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He is also the Chairman of National Centers of Excellence. In 2006 moved to BYU and retired as a partner with Redmont Venture Partners, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama and as the Executive Director of the Biotechnology Association of Alabama. In the last nine years he co founded 9 technology based businesses and continues to serve on the Board of Vaxin, Inc. and is Chairman of Praktika, Inc. Overall Mr. Alder has over 35 years of experience in leading technology based start up companies. He was previously CEO of Emerging Technology Partners in Birmingham, Alabama from 1997 to 2003. Prior to coming to Alabama in 1994 he co founded the Grow Utah Fund that focused on creating technology based businesses in the state of Utah. In 1989 he was asked by the Governor to head the Office of Technology Development for the State of Utah, which he did for 5 years. In 1973 he founded NPI, a plant biotechnology company in Salt Lake City, Utah and served as President, COO and Vice Chairman of that company for 15 years as it grew to over 700 employees. Mr. Alder received a MS in Biology from the University of Utah in 1971. |
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Loretta Palmer
Utah Valley University loretta.palmer@uvu.edu 801-863-8361 Loretta Palmer is a professor of mathematics at Utah Valley University. She has served as Chair of the Developmental Mathematics Department, Director of Distance Education, Chair of Digital Media and most recently as Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs where she works with educational outreach and regional economic development. She obtained her B.S. and M.A. in math education and her Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University. Although she was born as a 4th generation Californian, she recently realized that after 40 years in the state, beautiful Utah is her home. Because she grew up riding horses in the cow country of the Mother Lode in Northern California, she feels right at home hiking and camping in Utah mountains. |
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Russ Fotheringham |
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Karen Kunz Wenn
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