LEADERSHIP
Governing Board: The Leonardo is governed by the Board of Directors of The Library Square Foundation for Art, Culture and Science, dba The Leonardo Foundation, an independent 501c3 organization.
MARSHALL WRIGHT, CHAIR
Marshall Wright brings over 40 years of experience in engineering, marketing and management in the technology sector to The Leonardo Board. He has worked for
Sperry Corporation and Unisys, and recently retired as director of strategic
planning and business development for homeland security programs at the Utah
division of L-3 Communications. Currently, Wright serves as director of
business development for the State of Utah’s Governor’s Office of Economic
Development, and is also a member of several local business organizations that
promote economic growth in Utah. Wright is an advisor to the State of Utah’s
Center for Excellence Program, which funds emerging technologies and fosters
business development partnerships between academia and the local Utah business
community.
DR. TAMARA GOETZ, VICE CHAIR
Tamara Goetz is the science advisor for the State of Utah. Se is also the developer and former director of biotechnology at Salt Lake Community College. Goetz received her bacherlor's and master's degrees in Physiology from the University of Missouri and her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Washington State University. She was a post doctoral fellow at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Unversity of Utah, studying leukemia and ovarian cancer. Goetz also worked with high school educators to create a one-year biotechnology program for students. Some of her recent projects include a non-profit contract research organization, InnovaBio, and a student entrepreneursip program. Currently, Goetz is a member of the Governor's State Advisory Council for Science and Tecnology and an affiliate professor at Montana State University.
DR. MORRIS ROSENZWEIG
Morris Rosenzweig is a professor of music at the University of Utah, where he teaches composition, theory, and contemporary performance practice, as well as directs the Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composers Series. Originally from New Orleans, Morris Rosenzweig was educated at the Eastman School of Music, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. Prior to his career at the University of Utah, he held positions at Queens College and New York University. Rosenzweig’s works have been presented all around the world and has received numerous honors from the Guggenheim Foundation to the Rockefeller Foundation.
JANET WOLF
Janet Wolf directs Salt Lake City's Youth and Family Programs division
(YouthCity), which includes The
Leonardo affiliate Global Artways. Wolf has helped
grow the program from a few activities managed out of the Mayor’s office, into
a permanent part of Salt Lake City's Department of Public Services. Prior to
YouthCity, Wolf worked in a variety of community services positions, including
associate executive director for Travelers Aid Society and director of
community services for Planned Parenthood Assoc. of Utah. Since 1988, Wolf has
also worked as a psychotherapist in private practice.
DR. NED WEINSHENKER
Ned Weinshenker currently serves as vice president of strategic ventures
and economic development at Utah State University. Prior to accepting this
position, he served as director, Life Science Cluster, for the Utah State
Governor’s Office of Economic Development. He also worked in upper
management positions at several Silicon Valley biotechnology and venture
capital firms, and was president, chief executive officer and director for
Salt Lake City-based IOMED. Weinshenker has a doctorate in organic chemistry
and has worked as a professor at the University of Maryland. He also served
as an invited lecturer and visiting scholar at Stanford University.
ALLEN D. ROBERTS
Allen D. Roberts, AIA is
president of Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates, a 70-member architectural
firm headquartered in Salt Lake City. He specializes in designing historic
building restorations and renovations, designing green/sustainable projects
and designing of a variety of new building types. His projects have received
more than 50 awards for design excellence. He is an award-winning author of
numerous books and articles including the best-seller and Pulitzer Prize
nominee, “Salamander.” He lectures and teaches architecture and
architectural history for Snow College and the University of Utah. Allen is
also an artist and last year had published a book of his drawings and
paintings. He has served on more than 25 boards of non-profit
foundations and organizations including the board of directors of the Center
for Documentary Arts. Born and raised in the Milwaukee and San Francisco
areas, Allen has five grown children and lives in Salt Lake
City.
WILL WEST
Will West is the CEO, and
co-founder of Control4, a manufacturer of home automation systems and the
fourth new technology company he has started with his business partner.
Prior to Control4, Will West co-founded STSN (now called iBahn) in 1998 and
served as its Chairman, CEO, and President. Along with his partners and
team, he grew STSN to be the worldwide leading provider of wire and wireless
broadband services for business travelers. Before founding STSN, West was
the CEO and Co-Founder of PHAST Corporation. West’s other professional
experience includes work at Proctor and Gamble, the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation, Price Waterhouse, and Wasatch Advisors. He holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Utah and a
Master’s in Business Administration from the Wharton School of
Business.
JANN HAWORTH
Jann Haworth is a painter and
sculptor perhaps best known for her contributions to the Pop Art Movement in
the United Kingdom. This work culminated in her efforts as co-designer of
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper album cover for which she received a Grammy. Haworth
is the founder of the Art Shack and the Recycle Hot Glass Studios in
Sundance. Haworth co-founded the Sundance Mountain Charter School [now known
as the Soldier Hollow Charter School]. She directed and contributed to the
mural project ‘SLC Pepper’ as well as contributed to the 337
Project; both located in Salt Lake City. She has had eleven solo shows
and is represented in numerous museums, publications on Pop Art and private
collections internationally. Haworth currently lives and works in Sundance,
Utah.
ADAM PRICE
Adam Price is a commercial
litigator and shareholder at Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, one
of Salt Lake City's oldest and largest law firms. Price's skills
in the courtroom have been recognized by his peers through his election to
the American Inns of Court, and he has also been honored by Utah Business
Magazine as one of Utah's Legal Elite for the last four consecutive
years. Price attended Harvard Law School where he received
his J.D. degree, cum laude, after which he clerked for the Hon. Tena
Campbell of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Most recently, Price organized and promoted the 337 Project, an artistic
event in which 150 Utah artists were permitted to transform an
abandoned building, slated for demolition, into a work of art, after
which the building was opened to the public free of charge; more
than than 10,000 people attended the 337 Project during its six-day
life.
MARY TULL
Mary Tull brings over 30 years
of experience in administration, education and evaluation to The Leonardo.
She served as an education specialist for Apple Computer and directed one of
the first educational technology labs in the nation. In Oregon and
California, Tull directed a variety of educational and community
organizations that developed innovative programs, book series, curriculum
materials, and educational technology titles. Most recently, Tull served as
executive director of Visions for Learning, a non-profit venture that
develops educational materials and models. In that capacity Tull, oversaw
services to local schools and community programs. The organization also
administered the Achievement Advocate online mentoring program for at-risk
youth, and the Utah Arts 2002 exhibit and scholarship fund.
SUZANNE WINTERS, PH.D.
Dr. Winters is the Salt Lake County Outreach Director for the Utah Science
Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative, for developing closer ties between
the state’s research institutions, Salt Lake Community College and
high-technology businesses.
Prior to joining USTAR, Dr. Winters worked for Battelle, a non-profit
contract research, development and commercialization company. Her focus there
was in the commercialization of technology, helping to move research from the
laboratory to the commercial sector.
Dr. Winters served for 8 years as the Utah State Science Advisor under
Governor Leavitt. In that capacity, she advised the Governor and legislature
of the State of Utah on matters relating to science and technology and their
applications to government, industry and public issues, including serving as
liaison between the State of Utah and U.S. defense installations within the
state. Other activities included oversight responsibility for the Utah Centers
of Excellence Program, working as liaison with U.S. Department of Energy on
matters relating to nuclear waste storage, transportation and disposal, and
technical representation for the Governor on advisory boards such as the
Seismic Safety Commission.
She has been involved in public science education and outreach efforts for
many years and currently serves on Utah Science Center Foundation Board as
well as The Leonardo Board.
Dr. Winters holds a Bachelor degree in Zoology and a Doctorate in
Pharmaceutics. Her previous employment was in research and development of
biomedical devices and materials such as the Jarvik 7 total artificial heart
and the CardioPulmonics' IVOX "artificial lung".
JEFF UNRUH
Jeff Unruh is Managing Director
at Alerion Capital Group, LLC, a Private Equity firm based in Scottsdale,
Arizona. His experience has focused on new business development, strategic
alliances, and product/service introduction within the technology industry.
Prior to joining Alerion in 2005, Mr. Unruh was Senior Director of Business
Development with Oracle Corporation and previously held a variety of
positions at Hewlett-Packard, Unisys, Memorex, and Fairchild Semiconductor.
Mr. Unruh has been a long time advisor and advocate of technology and of
science education. His experience includes nearly ten years as an elected
trustee of the Utah Information Technology Association, a member of the Utah
Science Advisory Council, the Mountain West Capital Network, the MBA
Technology Advisory board of Westminster College, the Dixie College National
Advisory Council, an advocate of the Science Learning Network, and a board
member of the Utah Science Center. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
