About Our Board
B T E C H
Governing Boards
Utah Board of Higher Education
The Utah Board of Higher Education is the governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). The legislature grants this board the power to control, oversee, and regulate USHE, which is comprised of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities and eight technical colleges. The Board’s responsibilities include establishing state-level vision and goals, emphasizing data-driven system priorities, developing system policies, instituting performance metrics, and submitting a unified higher education budget request to the Governor and state legislature.
Bridgerland Technical College Board of Trustees and Institutional Advisory Committee
Paul Nelson
Chair
Industry Representative
Northrop Grumman
Karina Brown
Vice Chair
Industry Representative
Jack Draxler
Past Chair
Industry Representative
Draxler Appraisal Services, Inc.
Jennifer Avery
Industry Representative
Logan Regional Hospital
Kacie Malouf
Education Representative
Utah State University
Karen Cronin
Education Representative
Kathy Christiansen
Education Representative
Cache School District
Lisa Clawson
Industry Representative
Great Harvest
Mark Smoot
Industry Representative
Matt Chowning
Industry Representative
Petersen Inc.
Monica Holdaway
Industry Representative
Box Elder Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lamb
Education Representative
Rich School District
Board of Trustees Meetings
Board meeting agendas, minutes, and audio recordings are available on the
Utah Public Notice Website.
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at Bridgerland Technical College – Logan Campus (Main Building),
1301 North 600 West, Logan, Utah.
Meeting minutes will be posted after they are approved at the next regular board meeting.
Our Mission
The mission of the Bridgerland Technical College is to deliver competency-based, employer-guided career and technical education to both secondary and post-secondary students through traditional and technology-enhanced
methodologies. This hands-on technical education provides occupational education, skills training, and workforce development to support the educational and economic development of the Bear River Region.