The Natural History Museum of Utah is governed by the Board of Regents. A group of community volunteers are elected to serve on the Museum's Board of Advisors, providing advice on and support for key issues while advancing the Museum's mission.
President
Paula Swaner Sargetakis, Frog Bench Farms
Vice President
Rick Kay, Sweet Candy Company
Secretary
Jim Hinckley, Hinckley Automotive (retired)
Past President
Piper Rhodes, Rio Tinto | Kennecott
Members
Senator Stuart Adams, The Adams Company
Hamid Adib, Adib’s Rug Gallery
John Andrews, Snell & Wilmer
Melissa Garff Ballard, Utah House of Representatives
David Clark, Zions Bank (retired)
Jason Cryan, NHMU
Matt Dee, MRM/McCann
Madison Denkers, Susan E. & Steven G. Denkers Family Foundation
Jim Dreyfous, Pelion Venture Partners
Erik Erlingsson, Medical Intelligence Holding Corp.
Diana Garcia, Ad Media Solution
Karen Hale, Salt Lake County
Jim Hinckley, Hinckley Dodge (retired)
Victoria Hodgkins, Bamboo HR
Meghan Holbrook, Zions Bank
Carter Lowrance, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Leilani Marshall, S.J. Quinney College of Law
Christopher Meldrum, DCVC Bio
Wood Moyle, R. Harold Burton Foundation
Jane Perkins, Co-Founder High West Distillery (retired)
Sarah Ross, Millcreek Investment Management
Eric Smith, Morgan Stanley
Aydé Soto, SimpleCitizen
Dave Thomas, (retired)
Bill Wirthlin, American Title (retired)
Kirk Ririe, O-Zone BioTech
Ex-Officio Members
Martell Teasley, Interim Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Utah
Phillip Kinser, NHMU Volunteer President
Dustin Jansen, Utah State Division of Indian Affairs