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The 30 Women to Watch awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary women who are carving out legacies in our state. Utah Business is honored to recognize this year’s cohort and their efforts to start, manage, grow or otherwise further the work of their companies and make Utah’s future brighter one day at a time. For the first time this year, we’ve also expanded the award to recognize 10 emerging leaders who show promise in their respective industries. Congratulations to this year’s honorees!
2024 30 Women to Watch honorees photographed by Beka Price Photography for Utah Business
30 Women to Watch 2024
Crystal Anderson | VP, Enterprise Strategy & Operations; Chief of Staff | MX Technologies, Inc.
Jenn Barlow | President | Barlow Family Companies
Lauren Barnes | President, Broadband Communication Systems | L3Harris Technologies
Sarah Jensen Clayton | Senior Partner & Global Practice Lead | Korn Ferry Consulting
Robyn Cohen | SVP | Universal Media // Founder | W Collective // Co-Founder | Utah’s 40 Over 40
Aimee J. Daily, PhD | President & CEO | Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Lindsay Ashby Devonas | Business Development Manager, Green Hydrogen | Avangrid Renewables
Angela Dwyer | Head, Insights | Fullintel
Chris Ebert | VP, Project Management Office | Mountain America Credit Union
Libby Haslam | Architect | Studio Long Playing
Salinda Horrocks | VP; Expo, Events & Exhibits | Modern Expo & Events
Taija R. Jackson | VP, Student Affairs | Uintah Basin Technical College
Laura Griffin Kennedy | President, Director, Shareholder, Attorney | Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, P.C.
Lavanya Mahate | Founder | Saffron Valley Restaurants & RISE Culinary Institute
Anne Marie Leavitt McDonald | Managing Partner | Mam Capital
Brandi Madill Mechling | SVP, Operation Administration | Savage Companies
Shannon O’Grady | CEO | Gnarly Nutrition
Alison O’Mahony, PhD | VP, Pharmaceutical Research | Seek Labs
Tami Olsen | Recruiting & Foundation Director | Young Automotive Group
Darci Piz | VP, Marketing | VLCM
Dawn R. Ramsey | Mayor | City of South Jordan
Claudia Reese | SVP, People & Culture | NetDocuments
Kathleen Roberts | Chief Revenue Officer | Christopherson Business Travel
Kara Rogers | Chief Accounting Officer | Instructure
Kristie J. Rowley, PhD | Senior Director, AI Labs; Principal Data Scientist | Domo, Inc.
Lizzy Solies | COO | CashMan
Kelly Spencer | Head, Brand Entertainment | XTR
Wendy Elkington Stabler | Founder & Entrepreneur | Elkington Consulting Group (ECG)
Becki Wright | Founder & CEO | Proximity
Danielle (Danni) Wright | Managing Director, Head of Utah & Idaho; Chairwoman of Utah Market Leadership Team | J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Emerging Leaders
Diane DeLaMare Bealer | Mom Boss/Glamping Retreat Owner | Little Village Retreat
Genneva Blanchard | Head, Operations & Development | JWH Real Estate
Thania Burningham | Director, Project Finance | AES
Sydney DeLaCruz | Talent Buyer | Live Nation Utah
Brandi Green | COO | GOVVI, INC.
Alexis K. Juergens | Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney | Foley & Lardner LLP
Aline Longstaff | Attorney | Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Quinn McQueen | Director, Marketing & Communications | Salt Lake City Public Library System
Anna Robbins-Ek | Founder & Director | Mom Pod Co. // Owner | Book a Pro
Amelia Willden | AMT Program Manager | Southern Utah University
Judges | 2024
Michelda Castro | Strategic Programs Manager | Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Amanda Covington | Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | The Larry H. Miller Company
Denee Hayes | Principal | Bijih Resource Consulting
Julia Pappas | Senior Director, Brand | World Trade Center Utah
Ashley Peay | Business Development Manager | WW Clyde
Access honoree photos from the event here.