Latter-day Profiles

Rex Davis is Vice President at Educational Tours, providing custom group travel for pre-formed groups.

Waldo Galan is the accomplished President of Waldo D. Galan and Associates, Inc. With extensive experience as an International Automotive Consultant, he has a remarkable track record of establishing thriving businesses and expanding markets in the automotive industry.

Jordan Rushton was selected as the third president of Dixie Technical College by the Utah Board of Higher Education on September 15, 2022, following his role as interim president since April 2022 and years of dedicated service since 2015. With a background as Vice President of Instruction, Rushton oversaw 25 accredited programs, instructors, and curriculum at Dixie Tech. His career has been marked by fruitful collaborations with the legislature to secure funding for technical education and a strong focus on accreditation. Rushton, armed with an undergraduate degree from Utah Valley University, a master's in public administration from Southern Utah University, and post-graduate certification in management from Harvard University, is currently pursuing his doctorate in education at Baylor University. His leadership emphasizes building industry and educational partnerships while upholding instructional quality and growth.

Eric O. Leavitt, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Leavitt Group, a national insurance brokerage, has been named one of this year's distinguished honorees for the Utah Business CEO of the Year award. Overseeing Leavitt Group since 2003, Eric's strategic leadership and industry acumen have fueled remarkable growth, leveraging marketplace opportunities for acquisitions of insurance agencies and establishing a support structure for new affiliates.

Aubrey Grossen is the founder of ANYA (A New You Again) where she hosts conferences, events, retreats, memberships, and more to help moms with their mental health journey.

After having her first baby, she suffered through postpartum depression. As a result, she created an online community to support women with their mental health.

Aubrey is a wife and mama to 4 kids who live and love soaking up the sun in Southern Utah.

Utah Tech men’s basketball head coach Jon Judkins is the all-time winningest collegiate coach in the state of Utah. While at Utah Tech (previously Dixie State), Judkins’ teams have won seven conference championships and made nine NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run during the 2010-11 campaign

Prior to Utah Tech, Judkins served as head coach at Snow College for 12 full seasons and posted a 284-128 overall record. 

Coach Judkins served in the Ohio Columbus Mission and played a year at Dixie State before transferring to Utah State.

After facing various challenges and delays, Kevin and Sonja Staples have embarked on a unique journey to become mission leaders in the Utah St. George Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

Their mission, originally intended for St. Petersburg, Russia, was thwarted by visa issues. They were released from their mission call in 2021 due to the pandemic. However, the family received a new assignment to serve in Utah, moving from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to St. George.

Jade Koyle is President at Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a  family-owned and operated farm, and mill committed to restoring ancient grains to the family dinner table.

Koyle’s mission is to restore the finest organically grown ancient foods from around the world into our modern lifestyles. One of those ancient foods is Einkorn, the most primitive wheat available on earth. Einkorn contains a different type of gluten than modern wheat. 

As sixth-generation farmers, Koyle and his family cultivate their farmland using proven organic and biological methods that build up the soil and pack nutrition into the foods they grow.

https://www.ancientgrains.com/

Julie Rose is a broadcast journalist, interviewer, and radio show host. She hosts “Top of Mind” on BYUradio. Her show features “smart, informative conversations and interviews that go beyond mere headlines and sound bites.”

Dana Lecheminant has been telling stories since she was old enough to know what stories were. After spending most of her childhood reading everything she could get her hands on, she eventually realized she could write her own books, and since then, she always has plots brewing and characters clamoring to be next to have their stories told. A lover of all things outdoors, she finds inspiration while hiking the remote Utah backcountry and cruising down rivers. Until her endless imagination runs dry, she will always have another story to tell.