Brad Cook
Snow College
President
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Bradley J. Cook is the President of Snow College and Professor of History. He is an alum of Snow and a native of central Utah.
Prior to his current position he served for 10 years as Provost and Executive Vice President at Southern Utah University. While at SUU he worked to elevate SUU’s academic reputation as a premier public regional university and advanced an ambitious agenda of internationalizing the university.
With 25 years of executive administrative experience in higher education, he has also served as President of the Abu Dhabi Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Utah Valley State College (UVSC), and Vice President for College Relations also at UVSC (now Utah Valley University).
As a student, Dr. Cook completed with honors a bachelor’s and master’s degree at Stanford University, where he also started as a cornerback for Stanford’s football team. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow, he received a doctoral degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Oxford in Great Britain.
He is also the author of the book, Classical Foundations of Islamic Educational Thought, published by Brigham Young University Press. He has special research interests in Islamic educational theory, comparative religion and international and comparative education. Dr. Cook is active in his academic field, maintaining a consistent research and publication agenda. His publications can be found in a wide variety of academic journals.
Snow College
President
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Bradley J. Cook is the President of Snow College and Professor of History. He is an alum of Snow and a native of central Utah.
Prior to his current position he served for 10 years as Provost and Executive Vice President at Southern Utah University. While at SUU he worked to elevate SUU’s academic reputation as a premier public regional university and advanced an ambitious agenda of internationalizing the university.
With 25 years of executive administrative experience in higher education, he has also served as President of the Abu Dhabi Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Utah Valley State College (UVSC), and Vice President for College Relations also at UVSC (now Utah Valley University).
As a student, Dr. Cook completed with honors a bachelor’s and master’s degree at Stanford University, where he also started as a cornerback for Stanford’s football team. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow, he received a doctoral degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Oxford in Great Britain.
He is also the author of the book, Classical Foundations of Islamic Educational Thought, published by Brigham Young University Press. He has special research interests in Islamic educational theory, comparative religion and international and comparative education. Dr. Cook is active in his academic field, maintaining a consistent research and publication agenda. His publications can be found in a wide variety of academic journals.
Matt Bowman
My Tech High
Founder, CEO
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Matt Bowman has been involved with education, online learning, public school choice, technology, and entrepreneurship for nearly 30 years. Matt holds a bachelor's and master's degree in education and is an alumnus of Stanford's Executive Business Management program.
Matt is the founder and CEO of My Tech High, which partners with innovative public school districts to offer a personalized education program focused on tech and entrepreneurship to students who learn best at home and in their community. Now in its 12th year, My Tech High serves nearly 18,000 students across multiple states, including many military families worldwide.
Matt is also a co-founder of the Sundance Education Group, LLC, which partners with traditional institutions of higher education like Snow College to offer affordable, flexible, online, competency-based degrees and industry-driven certificates for Grades 6 - Associate Degree.
My Tech High
Founder, CEO
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Matt Bowman has been involved with education, online learning, public school choice, technology, and entrepreneurship for nearly 30 years. Matt holds a bachelor's and master's degree in education and is an alumnus of Stanford's Executive Business Management program.
Matt is the founder and CEO of My Tech High, which partners with innovative public school districts to offer a personalized education program focused on tech and entrepreneurship to students who learn best at home and in their community. Now in its 12th year, My Tech High serves nearly 18,000 students across multiple states, including many military families worldwide.
Matt is also a co-founder of the Sundance Education Group, LLC, which partners with traditional institutions of higher education like Snow College to offer affordable, flexible, online, competency-based degrees and industry-driven certificates for Grades 6 - Associate Degree.
Cydni Tetro
Founder and CEO
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Cydni Tetro is recognized as an innovator of experience, a growth leader, technologist, STEM advocate and speaker.
She has built her career on a foundation of building experiences through technology storytelling and product innovation. She grew companies, marketing & product teams, developed customer experience strategies and go-to-market programs that ensure market leadership, customer relationships and growth strategies across large enterprises and venture-backed startups.
The art of storytelling and how to apply it for business growth and market leadership is woven through her career. From building a product experience platform and services with Fortune 100 companies, to a 3D printing platform working with Marvel, NFL and Target to help fans become part of their favorite stories, to leading technology commercialization at Disney, to building the largest family network on the Facebook API of more than 100 M users, to building a peer-to-peer document compliance system. Her deep experience in using stories, experience, technology and relationships has helped her lead companies and teams that expand customer acquisition and grow companies.
As a woman in tech she was compelled to create a non-profit, the Women Tech Council, to amplify the economic impact of women in tech and expand the talent pipeline and she gives back to small businesses through the Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Program. She spends time working with women in tech, on boards and in her community to accelerate opportunity, inclusion and growth.
She has been recognized as Women of the Year, Contributor of the Year, Top 10 Coolest Entrepreneurs, received Stevie Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year and Innovator of the Year and been recognized as a Most Successful Businesswoman to Watch. Cydni sits on the board of SelectHealth, Intermountain Healthcare, Scale Smarter, and the Governor’s Economic Forum. She holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s in computer science.
Founder and CEO
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Cydni Tetro is recognized as an innovator of experience, a growth leader, technologist, STEM advocate and speaker.
She has built her career on a foundation of building experiences through technology storytelling and product innovation. She grew companies, marketing & product teams, developed customer experience strategies and go-to-market programs that ensure market leadership, customer relationships and growth strategies across large enterprises and venture-backed startups.
The art of storytelling and how to apply it for business growth and market leadership is woven through her career. From building a product experience platform and services with Fortune 100 companies, to a 3D printing platform working with Marvel, NFL and Target to help fans become part of their favorite stories, to leading technology commercialization at Disney, to building the largest family network on the Facebook API of more than 100 M users, to building a peer-to-peer document compliance system. Her deep experience in using stories, experience, technology and relationships has helped her lead companies and teams that expand customer acquisition and grow companies.
As a woman in tech she was compelled to create a non-profit, the Women Tech Council, to amplify the economic impact of women in tech and expand the talent pipeline and she gives back to small businesses through the Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Program. She spends time working with women in tech, on boards and in her community to accelerate opportunity, inclusion and growth.
She has been recognized as Women of the Year, Contributor of the Year, Top 10 Coolest Entrepreneurs, received Stevie Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year and Innovator of the Year and been recognized as a Most Successful Businesswoman to Watch. Cydni sits on the board of SelectHealth, Intermountain Healthcare, Scale Smarter, and the Governor’s Economic Forum. She holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s in computer science.
McKinley Page
Student Panel Discussion
McKinley Page, 21, from West Point, UT, graduated from Syracuse High School. McKinley first started her college
education at Snow College, Ephraim, UT, where she received her associates degree. She graduated from Snow College in
December 2019, and transferred to DSU and started in the spring 2020 semester. McKinley is studying Media Studies with an
emphasis in Public Relations and is expected to graduate in the summer 2021 semester. McKinley hopes to continue her
education after Dixie State by attending grad school to study professional communications or business administration.
Student Panel Discussion
McKinley Page, 21, from West Point, UT, graduated from Syracuse High School. McKinley first started her college
education at Snow College, Ephraim, UT, where she received her associates degree. She graduated from Snow College in
December 2019, and transferred to DSU and started in the spring 2020 semester. McKinley is studying Media Studies with an
emphasis in Public Relations and is expected to graduate in the summer 2021 semester. McKinley hopes to continue her
education after Dixie State by attending grad school to study professional communications or business administration.
John Fuchko
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
John Fuchko, III serves as the University System of Georgia (USG) Vice Chancellor for Organizational Effectiveness. In this capacity, he oversees the USG’s Comprehensive Administrative Review, Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance & Ethics, athletics oversight, Strategic Implementation, Accreditation and various other activities. John served for seven years as the USG Chief Audit Officer and Vice Chancellor for Internal Audit with responsibility for 25 campus audit shops and 80 professional staff. He also oversaw three of the USG’s institutional consolidation efforts. John previously served in various audit and compliance positions with the Board of Regents and with the State Department of Audits and Accounts. John holds certifications as a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Risk Management Assurance, a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and PROSCI certified change management.
John holds a BS in Political Science from Kennesaw State University, a MBA from Georgia State University, a Master’s of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, and a Doctorate in Education from The University of Georgia. He also is a current student of the U.S. Army War College. In college, he served as editor in chief of the campus newspaper, student government president, and Board of Regents’ student advisory council chair.
John served as an officer and board member for several non-profits and as “First Councilor” at Epiphany Catholic Church. He has served as president and/or chair of several non-profits to include the 1900-member Institute of Internal Auditors Atlanta Chapter. John previously served as the Editor of the College and University Auditor for the Association of College & University Auditors.
John serves as a Lieutenant Colonel and was recently selected for promotion to Colonel in the Georgia Army National Guard. He is the G2 (Intelligence Officer) for the Georgia Army National Guard. He previously served as the Executive Officer for the 78th Troop Command and, prior to that, served as Battalion Commander for the 221st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion. He has deployed twice to the Middle East, has commanded three times, and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Operations Course. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
John has been featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle and regularly speaks on internal audit, governance, and higher education topics. He is a graduate of the 2018 Leadership Atlanta Class and a recipient of the “40 Under 40” recognition from both Georgia Trend and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Atlanta Metropolitan State College selected John as its 2016 Convocation Speaker and Founder’s Day Award recipient. Kennesaw State University selected Dr. Fuchko as both a commencement speaker and convocation speaker. John has also been a keynote speaker at the MIS AuditWorld conference and a speaker for the IIA Atlanta Chapter, the AGA Atlanta Chapter, SACUBO, SHEEO, AGB and IIA webinars, guest lecturer at multiple public and private institutions, and has taught at the doctoral level.
He is married to the former Sherie Michelle Lipham of Canton, Georgia and they are blessed with 12 children. They live in Cumming, Georgia.
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
John Fuchko, III serves as the University System of Georgia (USG) Vice Chancellor for Organizational Effectiveness. In this capacity, he oversees the USG’s Comprehensive Administrative Review, Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance & Ethics, athletics oversight, Strategic Implementation, Accreditation and various other activities. John served for seven years as the USG Chief Audit Officer and Vice Chancellor for Internal Audit with responsibility for 25 campus audit shops and 80 professional staff. He also oversaw three of the USG’s institutional consolidation efforts. John previously served in various audit and compliance positions with the Board of Regents and with the State Department of Audits and Accounts. John holds certifications as a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Risk Management Assurance, a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and PROSCI certified change management.
John holds a BS in Political Science from Kennesaw State University, a MBA from Georgia State University, a Master’s of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, and a Doctorate in Education from The University of Georgia. He also is a current student of the U.S. Army War College. In college, he served as editor in chief of the campus newspaper, student government president, and Board of Regents’ student advisory council chair.
John served as an officer and board member for several non-profits and as “First Councilor” at Epiphany Catholic Church. He has served as president and/or chair of several non-profits to include the 1900-member Institute of Internal Auditors Atlanta Chapter. John previously served as the Editor of the College and University Auditor for the Association of College & University Auditors.
John serves as a Lieutenant Colonel and was recently selected for promotion to Colonel in the Georgia Army National Guard. He is the G2 (Intelligence Officer) for the Georgia Army National Guard. He previously served as the Executive Officer for the 78th Troop Command and, prior to that, served as Battalion Commander for the 221st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion. He has deployed twice to the Middle East, has commanded three times, and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Operations Course. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
John has been featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle and regularly speaks on internal audit, governance, and higher education topics. He is a graduate of the 2018 Leadership Atlanta Class and a recipient of the “40 Under 40” recognition from both Georgia Trend and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Atlanta Metropolitan State College selected John as its 2016 Convocation Speaker and Founder’s Day Award recipient. Kennesaw State University selected Dr. Fuchko as both a commencement speaker and convocation speaker. John has also been a keynote speaker at the MIS AuditWorld conference and a speaker for the IIA Atlanta Chapter, the AGA Atlanta Chapter, SACUBO, SHEEO, AGB and IIA webinars, guest lecturer at multiple public and private institutions, and has taught at the doctoral level.
He is married to the former Sherie Michelle Lipham of Canton, Georgia and they are blessed with 12 children. They live in Cumming, Georgia.
Randall Hanna
Florida State University Panama City
Dean and CEO
Presidential Panel Moderated Q&A
Randy Hanna is the Dean and CEO of Florida State University Panama City, a comprehensive regional campus of FSU. He also serves as the Dean of the FSU College of Applied Studies serving students on all FSU campuses. Since joining FSUPC in 2016, Randy has led the expansion of the programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has added a large number of student support activities and programs.
Prior to joining FSU, he was the Chancellor of the Florida College System, which served more than 800,000 students. The 28 institutions in the Florida College System offer programs at the certificate, associate and bachelor degree levels.
An attorney, he previously led a successful multi-state law firm with offices in six cities.
He previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University, the University of West Florida, and Tallahassee Community College. He also served as a member of and Chair of the Florida State Board of Community Colleges.
He has a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, a law degree from Florida State University, and a MBA from the Goizuetta School of Business at Emory University.
Florida State University Panama City
Dean and CEO
Presidential Panel Moderated Q&A
Randy Hanna is the Dean and CEO of Florida State University Panama City, a comprehensive regional campus of FSU. He also serves as the Dean of the FSU College of Applied Studies serving students on all FSU campuses. Since joining FSUPC in 2016, Randy has led the expansion of the programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has added a large number of student support activities and programs.
Prior to joining FSU, he was the Chancellor of the Florida College System, which served more than 800,000 students. The 28 institutions in the Florida College System offer programs at the certificate, associate and bachelor degree levels.
An attorney, he previously led a successful multi-state law firm with offices in six cities.
He previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University, the University of West Florida, and Tallahassee Community College. He also served as a member of and Chair of the Florida State Board of Community Colleges.
He has a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, a law degree from Florida State University, and a MBA from the Goizuetta School of Business at Emory University.
Randy Shumway
Cicero Group
Founder, Chair, and Senior Partner
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Randy Shumway founded Cicero Group (www.cicerogroup.com) in 2001. It began humbly, with four people working out of Randy’s house. At the beginning of 2017, when Randy stepped down as CEO, Cicero had grown to a highly-respected, global management consulting firm, rated one of the globe’s top 50 overall consulting firms, and one of the five best consulting firms in the world to work for, with offices located across the United States.
In 2016, Randy was awarded Utah’s CEO of the Year as well as Utah’s Lifetime Accomplishment award in recognition of his professional and civic accomplishments.
Randy’s vision in founding the company was for Cicero to reside at the crossroads of data, strategy, and transformation, with Cicero helping organizations – both traditional for-profit operations as well as non-profit and educational institutions – make and implement better, evidence-based decisions.
During his close to 20 years at Cicero, Randy has led multiple strategy, transformation and operational excellence engagements for Fortune 1000 clients as well as non-profits and government entities. His experience spans such sectors as High Tech, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Non-Profit, Government and Education.
Today, Randy continues to serve as Chair of the Board at Cicero. And he is still actively involved in the company, leading the Strategy and Transformation practice at Cicero along with leading the firm’s social impact private equity subsidiary.
Prior to starting Cicero Group, Randy was an Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Answerthink (Nasdaq: ANSR), a 2,500-person global consulting firm. Before completing graduate school, Randy worked for Bain & Company and Dow Chemical.
Since 2010, Randy has served as Economic Advisor to Zions Bank. And from 2014 until his appointment to the University’s Board of Trustees, Randy was an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.
Randy serves on the University of Utah Board of Trustees. He serves on several corporate boards, including a publicly traded software company and a privately held hospitality company. He chairs Utah’s homeless commission, Dignity of Work, whose mission is to assist Utah’s vulnerable population through skills-development, targeted job creation, and personalized mentoring. He also serves on several volunteer boards such as PBS Utah, the United Way’s Promise Partnership Regional Council (co-chairing the higher education sub-committee), the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the University of Utah Honors College Advisory Board. Randy’s previous volunteer service includes serving on the governor’s Economic Council, the state’s Education Excellence Commission, Southern Utah University’s Advisory Board, and as a founding member of Prosperity 2020. He is a prolific author in the Deseret News and in Forbes regarding effective education and economic public policy.
Randy obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating with highest academic honors (Baker Scholar). He earned a bachelor’s degrees in International Business from Brigham Young University. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, having lived in Taiwan for two years as a volunteer Christian missionary.
Randy is married to Maureen Shumway and is the father of five. Maureen has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Early Childhood Development. She is a medical oncology nurse at Huntsman Cancer Institute. The Shumways live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Cicero Group
Founder, Chair, and Senior Partner
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Opportunities in Crisis. Finding ways to Innovate
Randy Shumway founded Cicero Group (www.cicerogroup.com) in 2001. It began humbly, with four people working out of Randy’s house. At the beginning of 2017, when Randy stepped down as CEO, Cicero had grown to a highly-respected, global management consulting firm, rated one of the globe’s top 50 overall consulting firms, and one of the five best consulting firms in the world to work for, with offices located across the United States.
In 2016, Randy was awarded Utah’s CEO of the Year as well as Utah’s Lifetime Accomplishment award in recognition of his professional and civic accomplishments.
Randy’s vision in founding the company was for Cicero to reside at the crossroads of data, strategy, and transformation, with Cicero helping organizations – both traditional for-profit operations as well as non-profit and educational institutions – make and implement better, evidence-based decisions.
During his close to 20 years at Cicero, Randy has led multiple strategy, transformation and operational excellence engagements for Fortune 1000 clients as well as non-profits and government entities. His experience spans such sectors as High Tech, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Non-Profit, Government and Education.
Today, Randy continues to serve as Chair of the Board at Cicero. And he is still actively involved in the company, leading the Strategy and Transformation practice at Cicero along with leading the firm’s social impact private equity subsidiary.
Prior to starting Cicero Group, Randy was an Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Answerthink (Nasdaq: ANSR), a 2,500-person global consulting firm. Before completing graduate school, Randy worked for Bain & Company and Dow Chemical.
Since 2010, Randy has served as Economic Advisor to Zions Bank. And from 2014 until his appointment to the University’s Board of Trustees, Randy was an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.
Randy serves on the University of Utah Board of Trustees. He serves on several corporate boards, including a publicly traded software company and a privately held hospitality company. He chairs Utah’s homeless commission, Dignity of Work, whose mission is to assist Utah’s vulnerable population through skills-development, targeted job creation, and personalized mentoring. He also serves on several volunteer boards such as PBS Utah, the United Way’s Promise Partnership Regional Council (co-chairing the higher education sub-committee), the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the University of Utah Honors College Advisory Board. Randy’s previous volunteer service includes serving on the governor’s Economic Council, the state’s Education Excellence Commission, Southern Utah University’s Advisory Board, and as a founding member of Prosperity 2020. He is a prolific author in the Deseret News and in Forbes regarding effective education and economic public policy.
Randy obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating with highest academic honors (Baker Scholar). He earned a bachelor’s degrees in International Business from Brigham Young University. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, having lived in Taiwan for two years as a volunteer Christian missionary.
Randy is married to Maureen Shumway and is the father of five. Maureen has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Early Childhood Development. She is a medical oncology nurse at Huntsman Cancer Institute. The Shumways live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Scott Trotter Trotter
Utah Valley University
Sr. Director of Communication
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
Utah Valley University
Sr. Director of Communication
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
Brad Thatcher
Thatcher+Co.
CEO
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
From IPOs and crisis resolutions to turnarounds and startups, Brad Thatcher has worked closely with CEOs, ambassadors, government ministers, university presidents and PR professionals in architecting strategic communications campaigns. He has spent his entire 25 year career in the agency world serving a diverse roster of clients from his base in New York City. For the past five years, he has led the agency team representing Utah Valley University and its dual-mission model. Brad's experience spans three Olympic Games, major technology and telecom transformations, vital nation branding campaigns, cutting-edge higher education initiatives and strategic endeavors on behalf of the local and national media industry. Over the past three years, Brad and his team have been awarded three Silver Anvil Awards by the Public Relations Society of America – the most prestigious recognition in the industry – for the Giving Machines philanthropic campaign benefiting global and local charities in partnership with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Boncom; and for cybersecurity awareness campaigns on behalf of The National Cyber Security Alliance and The White House.
Thatcher+Co.
CEO
Marketing & Branding Dual Mission institutions
From IPOs and crisis resolutions to turnarounds and startups, Brad Thatcher has worked closely with CEOs, ambassadors, government ministers, university presidents and PR professionals in architecting strategic communications campaigns. He has spent his entire 25 year career in the agency world serving a diverse roster of clients from his base in New York City. For the past five years, he has led the agency team representing Utah Valley University and its dual-mission model. Brad's experience spans three Olympic Games, major technology and telecom transformations, vital nation branding campaigns, cutting-edge higher education initiatives and strategic endeavors on behalf of the local and national media industry. Over the past three years, Brad and his team have been awarded three Silver Anvil Awards by the Public Relations Society of America – the most prestigious recognition in the industry – for the Giving Machines philanthropic campaign benefiting global and local charities in partnership with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Boncom; and for cybersecurity awareness campaigns on behalf of The National Cyber Security Alliance and The White House.