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- Pat Jones, founder and CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute, has announced she will retire June 1. She has been CEO since January 2015. In announcing her retirement, she noted that organizations that have committed to WLI’s “ElevateHER Challenge” and changed business cultures, resulting in improved return on investment, increased retention rates and greater employee satisfaction. She also noted that hundreds of women throughout Utah have developed leadership skills through the organization’s Career Development Series, Political Development Series, Rising Leaders Series and the new Next Chapter Series.
- Mark M. Cain has been appointed as executive director of my529, Utah’s official nonprofit educational savings plan, by Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward. Cain is currently deputy executive director for Utah Retirement Systems, where he has been involved in all aspects of operations, administration, pension systems, savings plans, employer services, retirement planning, communications, project management, human resources and legal. He has also served in other areas of the organization, including internal audit and investment compliance. Prior to joining URS, Cain held various positions in the private industry, accounting and finance. Cain earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Utah and an MBA from then-Westminster College. He will succeed Richard K. Ellis, who will retire effective April 1. Ellis served five years at my529 as executive director after joining the plan in 2015 as senior director of compliance, communication, finance and investments.
- Sutherland Institute, a nonpartisan policy and educational institution that informs the public and policymakers, has announced an elevated focus on upward mobility policies, led by Nic Dunn in a new role as vice president of strategy and senior fellow. As senior fellow, Dunn will lead Sutherland’s policy research and content creation, coalition building, and public advocacy related to Sutherland’s pursuit of policies that strengthen upward mobility in Utah and the nation. He will also lead Sutherland’s Work & Opportunity Initiative, alongside other growing policy areas such as workforce issues and the well-being of men and boys. His role as vice president of strategy will focus on overseeing content strategy, rollout, and impact of Sutherland’s written and multimedia policy content across all issue areas. He will continue to direct and host Sutherland’s podcast, “Defending Ideas,” and continue to serve as the institute’s chief press contact and spokesman.