Utah Marriage Commission Members

Representative Melissa G. Ballard (UMC Chair)

Utah House of Representatives

Jacalyn Leavitt (Honorary UMC Chair)

Chair, Internet Keep Safe Coalition

Matthew Townsend, Ph.D (Vice Chair)

Relationship Coach and Speaker

Gerald White

Utah National Guard Chaplain

Veola Burchett

Director for Marriage and Family Life, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

Senator Allen Christensen

Utah State Senate

Doug LeCheminant, LCSW

LDS Family Services

Julie Nelson

Assistant Professor of Family Science, Utah Valley University

Shawn Christiansen, Ph.D.

Dean of College of Education and Human Development, Southern Utah University

David Schramm, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Family Life Extension Specialist, Utah State University

Senator Lyle Hillyard

Utah State Senate

Senator Todd Wieler

Utah State Senate

Daniel L. Carlson

Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah

Lola Shipp

Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Representative Carol Spackman Moss
Utah House of Representatives

Nate Bagley

Relationship Researcher, Writer, Podcaster, & Speaker

Camilla Rees

Utah Marriage Commission Coordinator