The UVU Foundation operates in support of UVU's current and future needs as a vital component in the community's economic and educational engines. The Foundation is a forward-thinking philanthropic body supporting the vision of the University by contributing expertise, experience, dedication, and financial resources.
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Kyle is a senior at UVU studying Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Dental. He loves UVU and spends the bulk of his time attending the events and activities UVU has to offer. For the last two years Kyle has been involved with UVUSA Student Government planning large scale activities for the student body to attend. As Student Body President, Kyle wants to help UVU give students more. More belonging, more involvement, more representation, and more accountability. When he’s not at UVU, Kyle loves to be out in the sun- boating, running, hiking, swimming, and playing soccer or pickleball. I also enjoy the arts, going to concerts, symphonies, and plays or performances.
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Rob Gardner is the vice president of finance and operations at Barebones Living, an outdoor retailer focused on long-term sustainable solutions. Before joining Barebones Living in 2015, he was vice president of finance and accounting at Goal Zero, a renewable energy company for outdoor lifestyles. Prior to that, he served as CFO for Roberts Arts and Crafts as well as manager at Sorenson Capital, a private equity firm. While residing in Colorado, Gardner was employed as a senior associate with CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann, a national public accounting and consulting firm.
Gardner was a managing partner of Cougar Capital, a student-run venture capital and private equity fund which is run by second-year M.B.A. students at the Marriott School at Brigham Young University. The students conducted due diligence on potential investments and co-invested with the industry partners. Rob is also a founder and former board member of Autism Journeys, a nonprofit company that specializes in treatment and therapy for children with autism and other developmental disorders. He also has served since 2012 as a member of the Utah Valley University Foundation's investment committee.
Gardner received a Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in finance, strategy and entrepreneurship. He also holds a Master of Accountancy and a B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Trina Limpert is the CEO & Founder of RizeNext Corporation, a business strategy and education consulting company assisting organizations to successfully execute equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. Trina is a passionate leader and her company offers a unique blend of experience in driving engagement and operational execution to meet diversity & inclusion objectives. Her prior corporate technology career spans across multiple industries and businesses at Novell, eBay and lastly at Oracle as the Senior Director of CX Consulting. In her prior role as President of Women in IT at eBay she lead an organization of 1500 members across 17 countries. In 2020 Trina co-founded Tech-Moms.org an organization that educates and assists women re-entering or transi-tioning their careers into the technology industry.
Trina is a lifelong learner and higher education advocate. She attended Weber State University receiving an associate degree in Computer Science, bachelor’s degree in Business and Information Systems from the University of Phoenix, an Executive MBA at the University of Utah, and certificate in Driving Corporate Strategy from Harvard University.
Trina currently serves on the Women’s Success Center Board of Advisors at Utah Valley University, Board of Advisors for Weber State University School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, and on the National Advisory Committee at Weber State University, and the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors.
Brian P. Murphy is a founder and managing member of Portfolio Advisors, a registered investment advisor and Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) that specialites in delivering customized private equity, real estate, and credit solutions. Additionally, he is a member of the Portfolio Advisors Management Committee, several investment committees, and co-heads the advisory services practice. Brian has served or is serving as a director of nine client portfolio companies and as an advisory board member of twenty-four private equity partnerships. Additionally, he is a member of UVU's WSB National Advisory Board and BYU's Entrepreneurship Founders Advisory Board.
Brian earned a BA from Brigham Young University, an MBA from Columbia University, and completed a CFA program. He and his wife, Louise, are the parents of four children and grandparents to at least twelve grandchildren. They currently reside in Gilbert, AZ.
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Nathan serves as President, CEO, and on the board of EnviroServe, a One Rock Capital company with environmental services locations throughout the United States. Nathan also serves on the board of Savage Companies, a global supply chain services company, where Nathan spent 27 years in a number of leadership roles before retiring from Savage when it sold EnviroServe to One Rock.
Nathan earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and an MBA from West Virginia University.
Nathan, and his wife Shannon, have four daughters, three sons-in-law, and nine grandchildren.
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Ms. Sunderland is a Portfolio Manager of the Grandeur Peak Global Reach Fund (GPROX) and the Grandeur Peak Global Micro Cap Fund (GPMCX). She is the Guardian Portfolio Manager of the Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities Fund (GPGOX). She is also a Sr. Research Analyst with a specialty focus on the Consumer sector globally.
Ms. Sunderland was a junior and later senior research analyst at Wasatch Advisors from 2003-2011. She was a general analyst on the Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund (WAAEX) and the Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX), as well as a consumer sector specialist. Before Wasatch, Ms. Sunderland worked on the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management Team.
Ms. Sunderland graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah where she earned a BS in Finance and Business Information Systems. Ms. Sunderland was selected as the Outstanding Finance Scholar of the Year by the dean, and was a Coca-Cola Scholar. She holds the CFA designation.
Ms. Sunderland was born in China and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. She moved to Salt Lake City at age 10, bought her first house at age 12, and build aa successful real estate business. Ms. Sunderland began investing in stocks at age 14 and has been a passionate investor ever since.
Amy currently resides in Salt Lake City. She and her husband Seth, have four children. She enjoys reading, kickboxing, basketball, camping, hiking, and traveling to places that are off the beaten path.
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez (pronounced too-MEE-nez) was appointed the seventh president of Utah Valley University in 2018, and is the institution’s first female president. Tuminez brings to UVU a broad and rich experience in academia, philanthropy, technology, and business. Born in a farming village in the Philippine province of Iloilo, Tuminez moved with her parents and six siblings to the slums of Iloilo City when she was two years old, her parents seeking better educational opportunities for their children.
Her pursuit of education eventually took her to the United States, to Brigham Young University where she graduated summa cum laude in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Russian literature. She earned a master’s degree from Harvard University in Soviet Studies (1988) and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science (1996).
Before assuming her current position, President Tuminez was a world leader in the fields of technology and political science, most recently serving as an executive at Microsoft, where she led corporate, external and legal affairs in Southeast Asia. Tuminez 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, the premier school of public policy in Asia. She and her husband, Jeffrey S. Tolk, have three children. In her spare time, she enjoys running, dancing, and martial arts.
Joshua B. Woodbury is the executive vice president of acquisitions and development at Woodbury Corporation. In this role, he oversees the company's Real Estate Development and Acquisitions Department, which actively sources new investment opportunities and effectuates property business plans and development objectives for Woodbury Corporation and the Woodbury Capital real estate funds. He is a licensed realtor, has served as the State Director of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.
Joshua received a B.A. in History from Brigham Young University with a minor in Business, a J.D. from the University of Utah, and an M.S. in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. He and his wife, Melissa, currently reside in Salt Lake City, UT.
