University of Utah

Dr. Ethna R. Reid is the founder of the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI) and the Reid School. Reid School is a private school whose teachers utilize the ECRI methods of instruction and teaching strategies that maximize the abilities of students to learn. She has been a secondary and elementary teacher, an elementary principal, general elementary supervisor, and a language arts supervisor in the Salt Lake City and Granite School Districts, Utah. Dr. Reid received her Ph.D. at the University of Utah in educational administration and studied reading instruction at Boston University, Columbia University, and at the University of Utah. She conducted an analysis of reading clinics at the University of Chicago, St. Louis Public Schools, and at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Reid directs the Reid School and Learning Center in Salt Lake City. She has been an adjunct assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Utah, a visiting professor at the University of California at Irvine, Santa Barbara, Davis, Santa Cruz, and Riverside, and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina system. She offers credit through Brigham Young University and California State University at Fullerton and other universities throughout the United States when teachers attend ECRI seminars. Dr. Reid has been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association (IRA) and is a former president and state chairperson for the Utah council of IRA. She is author of the Random House Reading Program and 22 teacher texts in teaching reading and language arts, coauthor of an Informal Reading Inventory, and author of three other assessments. She has published and mailed to educators The Reader throughout the nation for 26 years. From 1974 through 1996 ECRI was validated as a developer/demonstrator project in the National Diffusion Network's Recognition Division of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). Because of students' significant achievement gains when teachers implement ECRI in their classrooms, ECRI was selected from 1999 through 2004 by USDE as a Research-based School Reform Model Program, by the Education Commission of the States as a model reading program, and by the American Federation of Teachers as an exemplary program for regular education students and as a remedial or tutorial program. It has also been identified by the State of Texas as a model reading/language arts program, and by the National Advisory Panel of the National Education Association and the National Staff Development Council as a model reading program that works in elementary, middle and high schools.

Dr. Steven L. Clark received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, and completed an Internship and Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center. He completed a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at USC School of Medicine. Dr. Clark is the Medical Director of Perinatal Medicine for HCA nationally and is professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah. Dr. Clark is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in OB/GYN and in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialty. Dr. Clark has been named among the top 10% of experts for the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named annually from 1992 to present as one of the "Best Doctors in America," and was named in the top 5% of special expert peer reviewers for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is an editorial consultant for 14 scholarly medical journals in the United States. He has authored more than 170 scientific papers and authored or edited eight textbooks in critical care obstetrics.

Dr. Mary Ann Christison is professor of linguistics at the University of Utah and former president of International TESOL. She is the author of more than 50 books and scholarly articles on teaching ESL (English as a Second Language). Dr. Christison is a leading expert on the role that the brain plays in guiding the language learning process. She is also an authority on content-based language instruction and the application of multiple intelligence theory to second language learning. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Utah.

As an HSAG vice president, Dr. Endsley supports multiple projects at the senior management level. He chairs the Arizona Diabetes Coalition and co-chairs the Brookings Institution Expert Panel on Clinical Lab Integration. As an expert in quality measurement and health information technologies, he serves on the National Quality Forum's Health Information Technology Expert Panel and on the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's ambulatory work group. Additionally, he is a member of the AMA Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement's Measure Development, Methodology, and Oversight Committee and he co-chairs the AMA measure work group on chronic wound care. He was also the co-designer of the CMS Measure Management System. Dr. Endsley is a graduate of the Intermountain Health Care Advanced Training Program in Healthcare Delivery Improvement, the Dartmouth Clinical Microsystem coaches program, and the IHI Breakthrough College. He serves on the CMS Lean Training Expert Panel and is a member of the AMA Technical Expert Panel on Chronic Care in Vulnerable Populations. Dr. Endsley is the author of numerous articles on health care improvement and measurement systems and is the author of the book, Putting Innovation into Practice in Health Care. Prior to joining HSAG, Dr. Endsley was the medical director for Schaller Anderson, Inc., in Phoenix, and was director of the Idealized Design of Clinical Office Practice initiative at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. He is a family physician who has been on the faculties of the University of Arizona, the University of Utah, Mayo Medical School, and Dartmouth College of Medicine. He has served as a technical consultant to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and was a public health fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Endsley has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Princeton University, a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and a Master of Science Degree in Community Medicine from the University of London.

Kent Murdock joined O.C. Tanner as the company's president in 1991 and was elected CEO in 1997. Since his election, Murdock has led the charge to innovate service and performance recognition with state-of-the-art products, services, and strategy. Murdock has published in President and CEO magazine and has appeared on CNN and CNBC to discuss strategic recognition. Murdock is a director of the O.C. Tanner Company, vice chair of Intermountain Health Care's board of trustees, trustee of the Tanner Lectures on Human Values, trustee of the Utah Foundation, trustee of the Tanner Charitable Trust, a private foundation, and a member of the Partnership Board of the College of Humanities and the National Advisory Board of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Murdock graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in 1972 and J.D. in 1975. Prior to joining O.C. Tanner, he practiced law as a litigation partner in the Salt Lake City firm of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker.

Michelle is an attorney and mediator with particular expertise in designing dispute resolution processes for large-group and interpersonal conflicts. She is currently the ADR Administrator for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, as such she mediates complex litigation and employment matters for the Court. In addition to her ADR responsibilities, Michelle created and develops the community outreach and public education program for students and community members to learn more about and be more involved in our court system in Utah. In 2002, Michelle co-authored an article in the Symposium Edition of the Utah Law Review, entitled "Restoration: A Component of Justice," on mediation in criminal cases and restorative justice. Michelle currently is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution, as well as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Utah Law Related Education. In addition, Michelle proudly serves her alma mater as President of the Young Alumni Board for the University of Utah. In 2004, Michelle was named the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution Peacekeeper for her work in mediation in Utah. Michelle was included on the 2006 inaugural list of Utah's Legal Elite for the practice of arbitration and mediation, as compiled by Utah Business. Recently, the Utah State Bar and Governor Scott M. Matheson Family presented Michelle with the Scott M. Matheson Award for 2007, acknowledging her contributions to law-related education in Utah.

Fred Esplin is Vice President for University Relations at the University of Utah and former general manager of KUED Channel 7. His current responsibilities include oversight of the Alumni Association, Government and Community Affairs, Marketing and Public Relations, KUED Channel 7, KUER-FM, and Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. Fred is a native Utahan, having grown up in Cedar City and graduated from Southern Utah University. He received his master's degree from the University of Utah and has taught communication courses at both the "U" and Penn State. His education includes graduate study at American University and a White House internship. Fred has spent most of his career in public broadcasting, including positions with PBS, the Pennsylvania Public Television Network, WITF/Harrisburg, and KUED in Salt Lake City. Fred serves on boards of the Utah Arts Council and APTS. He has served on the boards of the PBS, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and the Utah Humanities Council. Fred has also served as a consultant to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and to several public television stations throughout the U.S.

Brian Cummings is currently the Executive Director of the Technology Commercialization Office at the University of Utah and Assistant Vice President for Technology Ventures. In the two and a half years that he has been in this role the office has produced record revenues and successfully started 51 new technology-based companies, 80% of which have received initial funding and beyond. Brian has started three companies in his entrepreneurial career and his latest endeavor is a technology based start-up utilizing RFID. He is also President of a University-based personalized medicine company. Previously, Brian led the life science commercialization efforts at the University of Texas and prior to that was the Director of Business Development at Micro-Bac International. Brian currently serves on the Board for The Utah Life Science Association, The Rocky Mountain Research Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Governora s Board for Business Resource Centers, The Renaissance Foundation, Launch Magazine and the LES Board for Technology Commercialization Structure and Development.

Representative Morgan founded the University of Utah Reading Clinic through legislation she passed in 1999. This statewide Clinic provides assessments and tutoring for students, as well as professional development for teachers. She also passed legislation that requires elementary schools to form Reading Achievement Plans in grades K-3 and establish periodic measures to track and report reading progress. Rep. Morgan was appointed to the Governor's Commission on Literacy and worked with former Governor Olene Walker to craft and promote the message, "Read With a Child 20 Minutes a Day." Representative Morgan helped to spearhead the creation of Cottonwood Heights City. She co-founded "Neighbors for Cottonwood Heights" and served as an original member of the Board of Trustees, co-sponsoring a feasibility study to protect the area from annexation while the viability of a new city was determined. She worked to secure city boundaries, and her efforts paid off with the eventual creation of Cottonwood Heights City.

Dr. Lyon is the medical director of the Molecular Genetics, the assistant medical director of Sequencing, and an associate professor of pathology at the University of Utah. She received her PhD in medical genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and continued with fellowship training in clinical molecular genetics at the University of Utah. She is certified in clinical molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

J. Steven Ott is a professor of political science and the Director of Public Administration Education at the University of Utah. He is the immediate past-president of the Nonprofit Management Education Section of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. He has also authored and edited numerous books and articles regarding nonprofit organizations, administrative theory, organization theory, organizational behavior, and organizational culture.

After receiving an undergraduate degree at the University of Utah in Chemistry, Dr. Jeffrey L. Anderson attended medical school at Harvard and graduated with honors. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Cardiology at Stanford University and joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 1980 after 2 years at the University of Michigan. Dr. Anderson attained the rank of Professor of Medicine, University of Utah, in 1989. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association's Clinical Council. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and past governor for the Utah Chapter. He currently is president, Utah Chapter, American Heart Association. Dr. Anderson has contributed to cardiovascular research over a broad area, including thrombolytic and antithrombotic therapy of acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina, antiarrhythmic therapy, trials in congestive heart failure, and, currently, research on genetic polymorphisms and other new risk factors for cardiovascular disease. He is an author or co-author on over 400 original or invited publications and 300 abstracts. More recently, he has trained in Cardiac MRI, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, and is directing an advanced CMR service at LDS Hospital. Dr. Anderson is Associate Chief of Cardiology, LDS Hospital, where he also is Co-Director of Cardiac Research and Professor of Internal Medicine (with tenure), University of Utah. He regularly teaches medical and pre-medical students, housestaff, cardiology fellows, and physicians and has a busy cardiology clinical practice.

Dr. MacDonald is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. After earning a medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Dr. MacDonald went on to complete a general surgery internship at Carolinas Medical Center. He completed a neurosurgical fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a clinical cerebrovascular fellowship at the University of Florida School of Medicine. Dr. MacDonald is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. MacDonald is a member of numerous societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, The Society of Neurological Surgery, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Dr. MacDonald has served as abstract reviewer for the AANS and CNS annual meetings, The American Heart Association Stroke Meeting, peer reviewer for journals including Neurosurgery, has published in numerous journals, and is a current member of the editorial board for SANS Wired. Dr. MacDonald founded and is co-director of the Brain Attack Program at the University of Utah. His clinical interests include general neurosurgery, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery (such as epilepsy and movement disorders), organized neurosurgery, computer-based applications in neurosurgery, and complex spine procedures.

Joel S. Bentz, M.D. has served as a scientific advisor to the Company since December 2005. Dr. Bentz has served as an Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of Cytopathology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bentz has also served as the Medical Director of the Cytology Laboratory at ARUP Laboratories, an enterprise of the University of Utah's Department of Pathology. Dr. Bentz received his medical degree from the University of North Dakota and his M.S. degree in anatomy and cell biology from the University of Iowa. He completed a fellowship in cytopathology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bentz is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as Added Qualification in cytopathology. He is on the medical staff at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Primary Children's Medical Center and Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bentz is a member of the Huntsman Cancer Care Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at The University of Utah.

John Hoffman, MD, is a professor of radiology and neurology and director of nuclear medicine in the Department of Radiology at the University of Utah. He is also director of the Molecular Imaging Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute. Hoffman works with research and clinical care teams at Huntsman Cancer Institute, providing his molecular imaging expertise to aid researchers in non-invasively assessing various biologic processes related to cancer and to help clinicians improve treatment for patients. Hoffman's interests include positron emission tomography (PET) and the use of imaging to assess and monitor the effects of cancer treatment, including how chemotherapy and radiation therapy affect the brain. He is also interested in using imaging to provide biologic and physiologic information to personalize more effective cancer treatment and therapy. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Colorado, Hoffman completed a surgical internship at the University of Washington in Seattle. He finished a year of training in Neurosurgery and completed a Neurology residency at the University of Washington in Seattle and was a resident and research fellow with the Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, at the UCLA School of Medicine. Before joining Huntsman Cancer Institute, Hoffman was chief of the Molecular Imaging Branch of the Cancer Imaging Program at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health. Hoffman has held faculty appointments at Duke University and Emory University.

Ms. Ogburn, Director of the Mariott Library at the University of Utah, provided a precis of recent management and leadership theory. She argued that having a sound understanding of leadership in a time of change is crucial to a leader's success. She warned that past strengths can limit a leader's effectiveness in a changing environment unless she or he is reflective, curious, and open to new ideas. The classic view of a manager is that of an administrator, a good soldier, someone who takes the short view. The classic view of leadership is that of someone who takes the long view and is an innovator. But times of change require a focus on multiple constituencies and skills that bring into question such a sharp dichotomy between these two roles. For further examination of management and leadership theory, Ms. Ogburn recommended the following.

Meic H. Schmidt, MD, is a member of the brain tumor research team at Huntsman Cancer Institute, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah and the Director of the Spinal Oncology Division within the department. He is a neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic spine tumors, spinal cord tumors, and brain tumors. In his practice, he encourages his patients to actively participate in choosing the best treatment by helping them learn about their disease. Schmidt's research interests include investigating the benefits of minimally invasive spinal surgery for metastatic tumors and the development of spinal radiosurgery techniques. He is also interested in tumor biology, as well as the basic science and clinical application of laser surgery using light sensitive drugs for primary and metastatic brain tumors and spinal cord tumors. In April of 2000, the NASA Space Technology Hall of Fame awarded him the Space Technology Research Award for his work using LED technology in the photodynamic therapy of cancer. Schmidt received his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed a neurological surgery residency there. He received further training through an NIH training grant in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, where he was appointed to back-to-back fellowships in neuro-oncology and spinal surgery.

Steven J. Ott is a professor of political science and the Director of Public Administration Education at the University of Utah. He is the immediate past-president of the Nonprofit Management Education Section of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. He has also authored and edited numerous books and articles regarding nonprofit organizations, administrative theory, organization theory, organizational behavior, and organizational culture.

Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Utah State University 1999. 15 years of experience in the masonry field and training and certification in the use of restoration products and procedures. Projects supervised by Craig Child: Bountiful 11, 45, & 55 Wards Remodel, North School Renovation, Hotel Park City, and the Braithwaite Building, SUU Campus. He was also involved with the restoration work on the Utah State Capitol, the Salt Lake City Temple, the Historic Assembly Hall, and the Provo Academy Building. Currently, Craig is assisting as a project manager for various projects including, the John Park Building at the University of Utah and the OC Tanner Flagship Renovation (Hansen Planetarium).

Adam Luedtke is an Assistant Professor in political science at the University of Utah, and a 2009-2010 Visiting Associate Research Scholar at the Neihaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. Luedtke received his Ph.D. from University of Washington in 2006, where he studied under Jim Caporaso. Luedtke's research is on immigration, globalization and international organizations. He is co-author (with Thad Hall and Lina Svedin) of the forthcoming book, Controlling Chaos: Risk Regulation in the European Union and the United States (Palgrave), and is editor of the forthcoming book, Migrants and Minorities: the European Response (Cambridge Scholars Press). He has also published articles in the following peer-reviewed journals: Governance, European Union Politics, Policy Studies Journal, International Migration, Comparative European Politics, and the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.

Adam is the top engineering student at the University of Utah in an engineering class of 206. A mechanical engineering major and Spanish-language minor, 24-year-old Adam represented his church in Venezuela, where he led 24 volunteers. An Eagle Scout, Adam enjoys snowboarding, wake-boarding, and water and snow skiing. He has designed and constructed aluminum-framed snowshoes and pontoon kick boats used for fishing. After earning an M.S. degree, he would like to work in a job relating to the watercraft industry.

Adam Sklute was named Artistic Director of Ballet West in March of 2007. Prior to that time, he was with The Joffrey Ballet for nearly 25 years. Beginning as a dancer under Robert Joffrey in the 1980's, Sklute was one of the last two artists Joffrey personally chose for his company. In 1995, when The Joffrey Ballet moved to Chicago, Gerald Arpino, then the company's Artistic Director, asked Sklute to become Schedule Coordinator and Assistant Ballet Master and in 1998 appointed him to the position of Ballet Master/Artistic Coordinator. Sklute was appointed Co-Assistant Artistic Director in 2004 and then Associate Artistic Director in 2005. Since joining Ballet West, Sklute is credited with bringing a vibrant and contemporary energy to the company while respecting and maintaining it's established and honored classical heritage. He has overseen the presentation of Ballet West's first ever choreography by Twyla Tharp and has introduced Ballet West to such renowned contemporary choreographers as Ulysses Dove, Jiri Kylian, Mark Morris and Stanton Welch all while expanding its repertoire by George Balanchine and Michael Smuin. Sklute has further enhanced Ballet West's treasure trove of ballets with masterpieces from the Ballets Russes by such icons as Michel Fokine and Bronislava Nijinska and has reintroduced lost elements of Willam Christensen's beloved production of The Nutcracker. Most notably, Sklute, with an eye to the future, developed Ballet West's wildly successful, first ever Innovations program. Innovations is designed to nurture and present new Utah local, national, and international choreographers, designers, musicians and artists. Sklute has also taken an active part in overseeing Ballet West's Academy, teaching regularly and developing and focusing its syllabus with the academy faculty. A passionate speaker on dance, Sklute created Ballet West's Viewpoint panel discussion series and speaks regularly at the company's Director's Pointe program, as well as throughout Salt Lake City, Park City, and Utah. He has lectured at the Chicago Art Institute and built and oversaw the Joffrey Circle's and subscriber lectures and panel discussions. Sklute sits on Utah's Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Master Plan Advisory Board for performing arts venues of Salt Lake County and has served on the board of Chicago's Dance for Life. A judge for the international ballet competition the Youth America Grand Prix, Sklute is also a guest teacher and coach for dance programs and workshops nationwide, including The University of Cincinnati, The University of Iowa, The Joffrey Ballet School in New York, The Joffrey Workshop Texas in San Antonio, and Utah Regional Ballet. Sklute is an adjunct professor of dance at the University of Utah. In 2007, he was listed as one of the 25 Movers and Shakers of the Utah Arts Scene. A native of Berkeley, California, Sklute did not begin dancing until the age of 15. His early training was at the Oakland Ballet and San Francisco Ballet schools. After only two years of formal study, he was discovered by Robert Joffrey and joined The Joffrey II Dancers (The Joffrey's apprentice company). Two years later was asked to join The Joffrey Ballet. Sklute has danced leading roles in numerous ballets by such choreographers as Gerald Arpino, Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Agnes DeMille, Robert Joffrey, Jiri Kylian, James Kudelka, Leonide Massine, Jerome Robbins, and Paul Taylor. He has also performed with New York's Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Dallas Metropolitan Ballet and California's Diablo Ballet. Sklute's television credits include The Joffrey Ballet's Dance in America filmings of Vaslav Nijinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps and Gerald Arpino's production of Billboards, the role of The Old Soldier in WTTW's filming of Kurt Jooss's The Green Table and Herr Drosselmeyer in the WTTW one-hour special of Robert Joffrey's The Nutcracker. In 2003 he assisted with and appeared in Robert Altman's feature...

Anne was an undergraduate student in the lab from 2000-2002. With Jin Liu, Anne was focused on the characterization of the Zinc-finger module of Nup153. Anne is currently a graduate student at the University of Utah, completing an interdisciplinary master's degree in communications and civil engineering.

Ashok C. Khandkar, Ph.D. is our co-founder and has been a member of our board of directors since 1996. Dr. Khandkar has been our Chief Executive Officer since we hired him for that position in February 2000. He also served as our President from September 2003 through December 2006. Dr. Khandkar has more than 20 years of experience in senior managerial positions in ceramics development and manufacturing with responsibility for finance, strategic planning and business development. Dr. Khandkar is an inventor on 24 U.S. and international patents. Prior to becoming our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Khandkar served as a Vice President with Ceramatec, where he started its oxide fuel cell program. He also served as Chief Technology Officer of SOFCo, a joint venture between McDermott Inc. and Ceramatec, where he managed a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and manufacturing professionals. Dr. Khandkar has authored more than 30 papers related to ceramics technology. He has served as the vice-chair of the High Temperature Materials Division of the Electrochemical Society and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Khandkar earned his Ph.D. in materials science from Arizona State University in 1985.

Audrey is an experienced Image Consultant, working with politicians, business people, musicians, pop stars and actors. Audrey has designed clothes in America and London for Christian Lauren, Nicholaus Wolf, Flip International, Sweet Potato. Her own clothing line has been carried in Nordstrom, Robinson's, and Fred Segal. Audrey studied fashion at Saint Martins in London. She studied marketing/fashion merchandising and design at the University of Utah. She Has written two books, one on image consulting and one on how to present yourself like a model. She has written numerous articles on fashion, trends and marketing.

Dr. Grosser is board certified in both Psychiatry and Neurology. He is recognized by his peers as a groundbreaking scientist in both of these areas of his expertise. He is currently Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah.

B ased in Salt Lake City , Utah , Beth serves the intermountain region working with professional athletes, clinical patients and in academic situations. Beth is a Registered/Certified dietitian with her Masters of Science degree in nutrition from the University of Utah . Beth also has her Bachelors of Science degree in exercise science from Northeastern University in Boston and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She has worked in the wellness field for over 17 years in health and wellness facilities around the United States , as well as, England and Australia . Currently, Beth is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah , Division of Nutrition. She is a member the American Dietetic Association, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group and IDEA, The International Association of Fitness Professionals. Beth presents frequently to organizations, schools and health professionals and is the sports nutritionist for the Utah Jazz. She has also written articles for Handball Magazine, ACE Insider and is a contributing author for the Safety Manual of the American Association of Cheerleaders Coaches and Advisors. Beth is an ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified group fitness instructor and has taught a wide variety of fitness classes, including step, spinning and strength training for 20 years. An athlete herself, Beth enjoys being outside running, hiking, skiing and biking all with her golden retriever, Jackson. Beth has completed 12 marathons and successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa . She also enjoys traveling, gardening and eating chocolate!

Dr. Bonnie Punske, Ph D - Principal Researcher. Dr. Punske is a researcher in the Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute at the University of Utah. She is an expert in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and electrocardiogram analysis.

Brian Argyle is a student at the University of Utah in pre-med. He doesn't get much time to bike, especially since he completely destroyed his Marin hardtail on the downhill at Sundance. (Frame and front fork both bent beyond repair, yet he lived.) At Lone Peak High School, Brian ran varsity track and cross-country, winning the Iron Man award two years.

Dr. Brian Crandall specializes in electrophysiology (arrhythmia), including electrophysiology testing, catheter ablations, device implants including pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and biventricular heart failure devices. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is also the Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah and is currently participating in several clinical trials involving arrhythmia and arrhythmic devices. Dr. Crandall is often called upon to give lectures and research findings at national and local cardiology conferences. He is currently preparing for ?Updates in Cardiology 2006? symposium for primary care and emergency physicians to be held in Salt Lake City. Dr. Crandall graduated from Brigham Young University and completed his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his medicine training at the University of Utah, and then completed a fellowship at the Oregon Health Science University where he received extensive training in electrophysiology.

Bryan Gerritsen is a native of Salt Lake City, UT and serves his community as a Certified Low Vision Therapist. Bryan graduated from Brigham Young University and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Orientation and Mobility from Western Michigan University. He received his low vision certification from the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals and is currently a clinical instructor at the University of Utah. He has given many guest lectures around the country and has published several articles on low vision. Bryan is a member of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired (AER). He served as an International Board Member from 2000-2002, and is currently the Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee of AER.