Photo Credit: Audrey Livingston
On March 23, 2022, Governor Spencer Cox signed bill H.B. 176, which created Utah’s Health Workforce Advisory Council (HWAC). The Council is charged with providing information and recommendations to help expand and strengthen Utah’s health workforce. The HWAC is chaired by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Executive Director, Tracy Gruber, and has fourteen additional members from both state and private entities. The council meetings are public, so we invite any interested parties to join.
Next Meeting:
Next Quarterly Meeting: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Zoom Meeting Info:
https://utah-gov.zoom.us/j/81509994659?pwd=aUN6c1o5eWcwMGIrb1Q5M1A4cC9KZz09
Passcode: UThwac321!
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Tracy Gruber, JD
Chair
Executive Director, Department of Health and Human Services
Chris Williams, MPA
Division Director of Workforce Research and Analysis, Utah Department of Workforce Services
Jared Haines, MOB
Senior Advisor for Technical Education, Utah System of Higher Education
Kendra Muir, MHL, RN
School Nursing/ Wellness Specialist, Utah State Board of Education
Mark Steinagel, MPA
Director, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), Utah Department of Commerce
Nubia Peña, JD
Director, Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Elizabeth Klc, MPA
Director, Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council (USAAV+)
Tyler Goddard, LCSW, MSW
Health Director, The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Wayne Samuelson, MD
Dean of Medical Education, University of Utah School of Medicine
Chair, Utah Medical Education Council
Rita Osborn, MBA
Executive Director, Utah Center for Rural Health
Sarah Woolsey, MD
Medical Director, Association for Utah Community Health
Greg Bell, JD
President, Utah Hospital Association
Cheryl Hanewicz, MS, EdD
Dean, College of Health and Public Service, Utah Valley University
Teresa Garrett, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Director at Large, Utah Nursing Association
Tiffiny Lipscomb, MA-OM
Vice President of Human Resources, Intermountain Healthcare
SUBCOMMITTEES
Data Subcommittee
Chair: Mark Steinagel
Legislative Review Subcommittee
Chair: Dr. Teresa Garrett
To review the HWAC’s comments on health workforce related legislation click here.
PAST MEETINGS
March 15, 2023
December 6, 2022
September 29, 2022
To view previous HWAC meeting minutes and content, please click here.
Program Statute and Rule: 26B-1-424
If you have a questions or comment you’d like to submit to the Health Workforce Advisory Council please click below.
HWAC’s Staff Contact Information
Ashley Moretz, Director
Primary Care and Rural Health
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Kendyl Brockman, Health Workforce Policy Analyst
Primary Care and Rural Health
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
