President Stephen D. Nadauld is currently the president of Dixie State College, and has also served as the president of Weber State University and taught at the University of Utah and BYU.  He earned a degree in chemistry from BYU, an MBA from Harvard Business School and PhD from UC Berkley.  In the church he has been a scoutmaster, bishop, member of a stake presidency, a regional representative and a general authority.  He also presided over the Switzerland Geneva Mission.  He is the author of 3 books.  Sister Nadauld served as the Young Women General President from 1997 to 2002. She has also served on the Relief Society General Board, on the Board of Trustees for the church educational system, and as a ward Relief Society and Young women president.  She attended Snow College and has a degree from BYU.  
She has taught high school English in Utah and Massachusetts.  Brother and Sister Nadauld are the parents of seven sons and 27 grandchildren.

In April of 2009 Elder Cherrington was called to the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy with a specific assignment as an area authority for the Cache Valley area.  A life-long teacher with the Church Education System, Elder Cherrington has taught since 1992 as a member of the Logan Institute of Religion faculty, except for 1999-2002, when he and his wife presided over the Japan Hiroshima Mission. Before coming to Logan, Elder Cherrington had taught with CES in Bountiful, Ogden and Gainesville, Florida.  Elder Cherrington grew up in Springville, Utah. He has a history degree and master’s degree in Public Administration from BYU. He and his wife Julia are the parents of four children and enjoy 8 grandchildren.

Peter F. Evans has been the LDS Welfare Services Director of Communications since 2008. On May 1, 2011, he was sustained as the president of the Taylorsville YSA Stake.  Prior to his Welfare Services position, Brother Evans worked for LDS Philanthropies for three years, was president of Evans Communications for 11 years and worked with MicroShare Corporation, Hambrecht and Quist Technology Partners in San Francisco and with Evans and Sutherland.  Brother Evans has a degree in Speech Communications from the University of Utah and an MBA from Brigham Young University.  Brother Evans served as president of the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission from June 2002 to July 2005, and served as a counselor in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission presidency prior to that.  In the community he has served with United Way, Junior Achievement and as the Vice President of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  Brother Evans and his wife Linda are the parents of five children and five grandchildren.

Married for 36 years, they have shared parenting, church service and missionary work.  Brother Thompson presided over the Hamburg Germany mission from 2007-2010. He’s also served as a stake president and bishop and was a vice-president and hospital administrator with Intermountain Health Care for 31 years. He graduated from the University of Utah with a BA and MBA. Sister Thompson has a degree in English from the U. of U. and loved being home raising their four children. She taught preschool for 11 years after her children were in school and has served in every church auxiliary. She currently is a member of the Relief Society General Board.

Working for the Church has literally taken the Bonnet family around the world. Georges Bonnet was born in Germany, and joined the LDS church in France at the age of 16.  He served a French Polynesia Mission, and finished his college studies at Arizona State University where he earned a construction engineering degree. He and his wife Carolyn have spent 18 years living overseas in Tahiti, Germany, England, South Africa and Ghana where Brother Bonnet directed temple building, managed physical facilities, or directed temporal affairs for the church. His most recent overseas assignment was four years in Ghana where he was responsible for the Accra Ghana temple project. Their six children were born in Utah, Arizona, Louisiana, Tahiti, England and South Africa.  Currently Brother Bonnet lives in Salt Lake City and is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Church in the Physical Facilities Department. He is also a temple sealer.

Working for the Church has literally taken the Bonnet family around the world. Georges Bonnet was born in Germany, and joined the LDS church in France at the age of 16.  He served a French Polynesia Mission, and finished his college studies at Arizona State University where he earned a construction engineering degree. He and his wife Carolyn have spent 18 years living overseas in Tahiti, Germany, England, South Africa and Ghana where Brother Bonnet directed temple building, managed physical facilities, or directed temporal affairs for the church. His most recent overseas assignment was four years in in Ghana where he was responsible for the Accra Ghana temple project. Their six children were born in Utah, Arizona, Louisiana, Tahiti, England and South Africa.  Currently Brother Bonnet lives in Salt Lake City and is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Church in the Physical Facilities Department. He is also a temple sealer.

Research on women’s values and attitudes has been a major theme in Cathy Chamberlain’s life. She is currently the managing director for market strategy for Deseret Book, and has helped develop the “Time Out for Women” conferences that are taken all over the United States. Sister Chamberlain has been a consultant for a number of major national businesses and companies in Latin America interested in her research and strategy skills. She has also been active in the political arena and been a consultant in communications to Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole and others, and directed two landmark studies on women during President Reagan’s administration. She teaches PR and Advertising part-time as an adjunct professor at BYU, and serves on the National Advisory Board for the Marriott School of Management at BYU.

Racquetball is his sport, traveling is his hobby, and teaching is his passion. Brother Jacobs started teaching for the Church Education System in 1979 after earning a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and a master’s degree from Northern Arizona University. He currently teaches at the Logan Institute of Religion. Brother Jacobs is a frequent speaker at conferences, and has taught at Education Week, EFY and Know Your Religion conferences since 1984. He and his wife Jolene are the parents of four children and three grandchildren.

Cathy Stokes is a professional nurse who worked in nursing and health care administration, including 34 years in the Illinois Department of Public Health.  Her last assignment was work on bioterrorism preparedness and response for Illinois. Sister Stokes joined the LDS Church in 1979 on the south side of Chicago, and after almost 70 years in Chicago, she retired to Salt Lake City in 2006. Church service has been an adventure that has taken her everywhere from Preston, Idaho to Accra, Ghana. She is a member of the Deseret News Advisory Board, a member of the Utah Aids Foundation Board, and is a volunteer at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. Sister Stokes’ life and wisdom are featured in a chapter in Mormon Women, Portraits and Conversations, and she wrote a chapter in Why I Believe, published by Deseret Book in 2002.

A native of Salt Lake City, Chris Williams attended Skyline High School, the University of Utah and got a great job with IBM as an Energy and Utilities executive. He married his sweetheart, and they had four children together. Then, on Feb. 9, 2007, in an instant his life changed. The family car was hit by a drunk driver, killing his wife, Michelle, their unborn baby, an 11 year-old son and a 9 year-old daughter. His story of forgiveness and healing has inspired thousands through Mormon Messages as he describes what happened after the crash. His new book For Giving Hearts was released in June 2011, and explains how he was able to forgive and be healed by the Savior.

An innovator in real estate development since 1978, Dan Lofgren is the founder, president and CEO of Cowboy Partners and its sister company, Cowboy Properties.  Cowboy Partners currently has projects in five states, including everything from luxury condos to affordable family apartments. He has been a leader of home builders associations at the local, state and national level, and has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Utah Apartment Association. Brother Lofgren is deeply involved in the community as well. He is a member of the Granite School District Board of Education, a trustee of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, on the Executive Committee of Envision Utah, and serves on the board of directors of several community organizations. Brother Lofgren is a graduate of the University of Utah. He and his wife Deena are the parents of four children.

 
Stanley Dee Barrett has been teaching with the seminaries and institutes for the LDS church since 1987,  He taught Institute for 11 years in Logan and is currently the Area Director of the Utah North area Seminaries and Institutes.  Brother Barrett is known for his passion for the gospel, for people, and for teaching the gospel.  He has also shared his captivating style at EFY, YSA conferences, youth camps, youth conferences and community parenting classes.  He is the author of two talks on CD.  Brother Barrett was born in Logan, Utah and spent his childhood years in California and Utah.  He has a degree from Utah State University in Counseling and Family Therapy and a master’s degree in Education Counseling.  Brother Barrett and his wife Aleece are the parents of four children.

In 1990 Scott Featherstone co-founded Lorien Productions, which produces feature and documentary films.  Brother Featherstone has written six screen plays, including Same River Twice, which has been broadcast in over 50 countries, award-winning The Return to Secret Garden, and his most recent film, UNITARDS which will be released in August 2011.  UNITARDS, has won awards in every festival where it has screened, including Best of Fest at the International Family Film Festival in Los Angeles.  Brother Featherstone’s first novel, Hallelujah: The Story of the Coming Forth of Handel’s Messiah was published in 2002 and sold out of its first two printings.  His second novel, Highway Home: Assisted Leaving, will be published in 2011.  He has also written the Governor’s Music Education Program, several films for LDS Visitor’s Centers and produced works for dozens of commercial clients.  Brother Featherstone currently serves in the presidency of the East Mill Creek North Stake.  He and his wife Lori are the parents of six sons.

As the director of the Institute of Religion in Cedar City, Alan Gudmundson also has ample access to red rock country where he runs, rock climbs and enjoys canyoneering. His favorite part of Cedar City, though, is the classroom where he has the opportunity to teach the gospel. He began his CES career as a seminary teacher in Montpelier, Idaho and has also taught in Smithfield, Utah, taught Institute in Logan and at the University of Wisconsin. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and has two degrees from Utah State University. He and his wife Elizabeth have four children.

Raised in a Jewish home in Philadelphia, Jay Kessler attended six years of Hebrew school and learned to read, write and speak Hebrew.  At the age of 23, however, he joined the LDS Church in Philadelphia and his life changed forever.  He attended Temple University in Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in speech communication and political science.  He received his law degree from Crieghton University. President Kessler has owned his own heating and air-conditioning business, worked in real estate and has been an attorney since 1999.  He and his wife Jane are the parents of two children.  President Kessler is a stake president in the Magna area.

Currently the Seminary Principal and coordinator at Syracuse High School, Brother Spackman has also taught for the Church Education System in Smithfield, Hurricane, and been a coordinator in Chicago. He attended Utah State University and served a mission to Recife, Brazil. He loves fitness, sports, music, movies and coaching his children.  He and his wife Kerri are the parents of eight children.

Currently the Seminary Principal and coordinator at Syracuse High School, Brother Spackman has also taught for the Church Education System in Smithfield, Hurricane, and been a coordinator in Chicago. He attended Utah State University and served a mission to Recife, Brazil. He loves fitness, sports, music, movies and coaching his children.  He and his wife Kerri are the parents of eight children.

A teacher with the Church Education System since 1973, Scott Anderson is currently an instructor at the Sandy Institute of Religion.  He is a popular speaker in many programs including EFY, Education Week, Especially for Parents and the Know Your Religion series.  Brother Anderson is also published author.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Utah, and a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy from BYU. He is a member of the Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists.  He and his wife, Angelle, are the parents of seven children and 20 grandchildren.

Aida Mattingley, a native of the Philippines, was the only member of her family to convert from Catholicism to the LDS faith.  She came to the United States in 1975, and for 36 years she has lived an amazing life of community service while being a professional teacher and librarian.  In her early years in Utah it was a struggle to fit in as a dark skinned person in a predominantly white community, but her philosophy has been to look at “what she can do for the community rather than what the community can do for her.”  Her tenacity to serve is perennial and contagious.  She has chaired the Utah Humanities Council, and the Governor’s Asian Council, and was president of the Salt Lake Council of Women.  Sister Mattingly has served on numerous boards and committees that foster welfare reform, diversity training and the arts. Her goal is to inspire and empower others.  She and her husband Kent, are the parents of one son.

Jason Webb is the clinical director of the STEPS Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility in Payson.  He has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah, and is a licensed substance abuse counselor. Brother Webb is also a certified mediator.  He worked as the clinical director of The Ark of Little Cottonwood, a residential substance abuse facility, and as a counselor at the Utah State Prison. He was born in Whittier, California, and also spent some growing up years in the Phoenix area. His bachelor’s degree is in Family Science from BYU.  Brother Webb and his wife Melanie are the parents of five boys, and are expecting a baby girl in August.

Identical twin sisters, Lindsay and Lexie are 3rd year Ph.D students in communications at the University of Utah studying representations of the female body in popular media. Their research looks at how the media has changed and shaped perceptions of beauty and health in sometimes harmful ways.  Their website, BeautyRedefined.net, works to counteract the harmful media messages, including the prevalence of normalized pornography in mainstream media. They have taken their message to thousands of people since March 2009.

JD Gardner is the CEO of ZenPrint, and he also runs Monarch Partners, a venture-oriented investment fund that he founded in 2005.  Through Monarch Partners, Brother Gardner has supported as an angel investor a number of rapidly growing startups such as Omniture, Ancestry.com, Skull Candy, Logoworks, Allegiance, and Stance and Fundley.  He also co-founded and seed funded successful operating businesses such as ZenPrint, Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill and Longboards Vintage Ice Cream.  Prior to Monarch, Brother Gardner worked as an investment professional and Venture Partner with Spring Capital, an early-stage regional venture fund.  He also worked in investment banking and strategy consulting with Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company. Brother Gardner studied Applied Math and Economics at BYU and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 2000. He and his wife Sarah live in Sandy, and are the parents of two children.  He has a passion for travel, action sports and his family.

For 31 years John Harding has taught seminary and Institute in New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, and now at the Institute of Religion in Logan. He grew up on a farm in Myton, Utah where he loved the animals so much that he wanted to become a veterinarian. A mission to England changed that career plan as he developed a deep love for teaching. He and his wife Lorie have five sons and a daughter and are blessed with 8 grandchildren.

Michael Purdy is the Director of Media Relations in the Church’s Public Affairs Department.  The division works on developing strategic relationships with media representatives from print, broadcast, and new media outlets, the coordination of response to media inquiries and requests for interviews, and helping to ensure an accurate and fair representation of the Church in the public eye.