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GOVERNMENT
• The Utah Department of Workforce Services has named Jared Mendenhall as communication director. He succeeds Christina Davis, who served in the role for the past five years. Mendenhall has been a member of the department’s Communication Division for four years as a public information officer. During that time, he has regularly represented the department for the monthly jobs report, supported the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation’s mission to help individuals with disabilities find meaningful employment, and has been a mentor to staff. Prior to joining DWS, Mendenhall was a public information officer for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, a private-sector marketing manager, and founding editor of Utah CEO Magazine. Mendenhall graduated from the University of Utah.
TECHNOLOGY
• Strider Technologies Inc., a South Jordan-based provider of strategic intelligence, has announced that Elizabeth Wagner is joining the company as an advisor. She will support the company’s academic clients as they build proportionate, risk-based governance structures and benchmark against global best practices, as well as help guide Strider’s platform development. Wagner is an international advisor on research security and export controls who helps universities design and implement practical, sustainable programs that meet national and sponsor expectations. Most recently, she served as senior director of research security and export controls at Purdue University. Prior roles were at the University of Michigan and Ohio State University.