INNOVATION COUNCIL
INNOVATION COUNCIL
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What is the Innovation Council?
What is the Innovation Council?
The council aligns with UDOT's mission and strategic direction to promote innovation. Its main purpose is to support and foster a culture of innovation within UDOT and other transportation agencies. The council provides organized support to individual innovators or teams who champion implementation in their respective disciplines.Â
See the Innovation Council Charter for more information.
Innovation Council Members
Innovation Council Members
Winston Inoway, Innovation & Implementation Manager
Research & Innovation Division, Complex (Term: ongoing)
801.455.3911
Quinten Klingonsmith, Innovation & Implementation Coordinator
Research & Innovation Division, Complex (Term: ongoing)
801.386.0473
Scott Baker, Area Supervisor
Region One (Term: 2025-2027)
435.230.2693Â
Jake Bodily, Equipment Specialist
Equipment Operations, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
801.920.6850
Darren Bunker, BIM Program Manager
Central Preconstruction, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
385.228.5271
Glenn Burns, Asset Manager
Traffic Management Division-ITS Systems, TOC
(Term: 2024-2026)
801.887.3748
Carlos Calbimonte, Rural Public Transit Project Manager
Programming/Program Development, Complex
(Term: 2025-2027)
435.374.3707
Chelsy Conk, Office Specialist
Region Four, East District, Price Office (Term: 2025-2027)
435.636.1470
Christopher Chesnut, Transit Division Program Manager
Transit Capital Development, Transit and Trails, Complex
(Term: 2025-2027)
385.301.4045
Daniele Dearinger, Engineer,
Region Two Preconstruction (Term 2024-2026)
801.864.2742
Bren Edwards, Statewide Emergency Spill Response Coordinator
Maintenance Management, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
801.309.5206
Tyrel Edwards, District Engineer
Region Three (Term: 2025-2027)
435.730.5852
Darin Fristrup, Construction Training Program Manager
Construction Division, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
801.940.2239
Talon Gadd, Survey Technician
Right of Way, Region Four (Term: 2025-2027)
435.979.5438
Angie Gentry, GIS Analyst
Central GIS, Technology and Innovation Group, Complex
(Term: 2026-2028)
801.389.4578
Abigail Hodgson, Traffic Studies Coordinator
Traffic and Safety, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
801.573.5344
Nic Naylor, Multimedia Journalist
Complex (Term: 2025-2027)
801.965.4000
Sage Peacock, Specialty Crew Supervisor
Region Three (Term 2026-2028)
801.472.8966
Darren Qu, Project Manager
Region One, Ogden (Term: 2025-2027)
Tyler Smith, Business Analyst Software Administrator
Employee Development, Complex (Term: 2026-2028)
469.607.5881
Byron Stuart, Port of Entry Inspector
Peerless Port of Entry, Motor Carrier Division, Helper
(Term: 2024-2026)
435.472.3401
Landon Thornton, Transportation Technician II
Parowan Maintenance Shed, Region Four (Term: 2025-2027)
435.691.3050
Griffin Youngren, Roadway Operations Manager
Landscape Maintenance, Region Two (Term: 2026-2028)
801.755.6794
Emeritus Innovation Council Members
Emeritus Innovation Council Members
We appreciate those past members who have served on the Innovation Council. We continue to lean on them for good ideas and to report innovation stories.
2024-2026
Ben Teran, Central GIS
Craig Hebbert, Materials
Heidi Thomas, Risk Management
Jake Brown, Region Two
Jessica Andrews, Central Maintenance
Ramsey Beesley, Diesel Equipment Shop
Rhett Arnell, Traffic & Safety
2023-2025
Burke DeGroff, Region Four
Devin Weder, Transit & Trails
Eric Buell, Transit & Trails
Lindsay Hansen, Technology & Innovation
Mindi Cowley, Region Four
Paige Nussbaum, Region One
Seth Buhler, Region Three
Shirleen Hancock, Right of Way
Steven Loveland, Region Three
Tammy Anderson, Internal Audit
Travis Hair, Program Development
Tyron McQuiddy, Region One
2022-2024
Jace Archuletta, Diesel Equipment Shop
Craig Ide, Aeronautics
Matt Lazanich, Region Two
Matt Smith, Transportation Technology
Howard Trexler, Motor Carrier
2021-2023
Preston Adamson, Region Two
Tony Cook, Region Four
Kyle Esquibel, Region Two
Robert Harding, Region One
Phil Peterson, Region Three
Marcus Volk, Right Of Way
Abdul Wakil, Technology and Innovation
2020-2022
Mike Cole, Region Three
Travis Evans, Traffic & Safety
Dan Hunter, Motor Carriers
Tyler Laing, Traffic Management
Rod McDaniels, At Large (Program Management)
Chris Meredith, Project Development
Lincoln Port, Region One
Grant Potter, Finance, Audit, Legislative, & Communications
Jason Simmons, Project Development
Troy Starley, Equipment
Carissa Watanabe, Employee Development & Program Development
2018-2020
Janice Tremaine, Region One
Codee Raymond, Region Two
Eileen Barron, Region Three
May Anderson, Region Four
Craig Guymon, Region Four
Jim Golden, Operations
Paul Wheeler, Project Development
Becky Hjelm, Project Development
Amber Mortensen, Program Development
Patric Cowley, Innovation Manager
Ryan Bailey, Innovation Coordinator
Mike Butler, Innovation Support Team
Rachel Morris, Innovation Support Team
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