Meet Our Board of Directors
After having watched City Academy grow from a distance over the past several years, Gary is pleased to be able to be a regular part of the CA community. Gary is the Associate Provost for Integrative Learning at Westminster College and is responsible for several initiatives there--civic engagement, environmental initiatives, learning communities, and faculty and staff development among them--all of which aim to deepen student learning and connect it to the real world. His job is to help integrate their activities so that Westminster's students achieve the college's learning goals.
Gary is a historian by training. Before joining Westminster three years ago he taught and did administrative work at BYU. His wife Kristine and he have four daughters, and live in Pleasant Grove. His children attended the Sundance Mountain charter school several years ago, and he served on that board as a parent. Kristine and the girls are quite musical. Among them they play piano, oboe, violin, guitar, trumpet, and drums. Gary occupies his free time serving in the community, doing laundry, driving carpools, and running on the trails in the hills near his home.
Sheryl is the parent of two children who have attended City Academy since 2008. She has served on the City Advisory Council since that time, and has served as Chair since 2010.
Sheryl is the executive director of Art Access/VSA Utah, a statewide organization that provides inclusive arts opportunities to people with disabilities and others who are traditionally underserved by the arts community. She has been employed there since 2004 in a variety of positions. Prior to Art Access, she was a stay-at-home mom for ten years and a policy and budget analyst for the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office for eight years. She holds a B.A. from Lewis and Clark College and a Master's of Social Service (MSS) and a Master's of Law and Social Policy (MLSP) from Bryn Mawr College.
In her spare time, Sheryl enjoys reading, knitting, travel and walking. She is also an award winning quilt artist.
Larry is currently the Vice President of Zions Bank in the commercial real estate division and is a certified residential appraiser. He has worked in both residential and commercial real estate banking for over twenty years including a start-up of a loan production office for an Arizona bank. He served as the President of the Utah Mortgage Bankers Association and was active on the board for a number of years. Larry attended the University of Utah. In his spare time, Larry is an avid tennis player who competes at a national level in his division. He is also a husband and father of four.
Chris is an attorney with Woodbury Corporation, where he primarily works in the areas of real estate, human resource and employment law. He was previously vice-president and general counsel for Mancini & Groesbeck, Inc., and practiced law with the firms of Winder & Haslam in Salt Lake City, and Johnson & Johnson in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Chris grew up in Salt Lake City, and graduated from Judge Memorial High School. He attended the University of Denver, American College in Paris and the University of Utah (B.S.1982), and received his law degree from the University of Utah in 1986.
While at the University of Utah College of Law, Chris was Student Bar Association Treasurer and Administrative Editor of the Journal of Contemporary Law. He is a member of the Utah Bar Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and International Council of Shopping Centers.
Chris and wife Sharon have one ten year old son, Joey. In recent years, Chris has helped coach Joey's baseball and basketball teams. He also enjoys music, travel, golf and scuba diving.
Erika Stevens is pleased to join the board of City Academy. A former high school English teacher, she has a special interest and passion for education. Erika currently works as a Communications Specialist at Primary Children's Medical Center, organizing multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns such as the Festival of Trees, and the KSL Telethon and Radiothon. An experienced project manager, Erika has coordinated public relations campaigns, designed and produced marketing materials, and manages relationships with corporate donors.Erika anticipates graduating with an MBA from Westminster College in August 2010. When she is not at work or school, she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with friends and family.
