Utah

Commissioner

Ben Rasmussen

Primary Point of Contact

Ben Rasmussen
Director of Law and Professional Practices
Utah State Board of Education
250 East 500 South, PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
ben.rasmussen@schools.utah.gov, ph (801) 538-7835

Bio

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Matt Mason
School Liaison
Hill Air Force Base
75FSS.HIllSchoolLiaison@us.af.mil, ph (801) 775-5960
Website: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/hill-afb/education/education

LaurieAnn Goodier
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Central and Western Region
laurieann.goodier@us.af.mil, ph (210) 965-4639

Army
Gary Williams
School Liaison
Dugway Proving Ground
gary.l.williams320.naf@army.mil, ph (435) 831-2270
Website: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/dugway-proving-ground/education/local-schools

Chief State School Officer

Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Board of Education

Attorney

Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, Utah State Board of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col Andrew Miller – 75th Mission Support Group Commander, Hill Air Force Base

State Council Members

Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, Utah State Board of Education
Col. Fred Allen (ret.), Association of the US Army
Heidi Bauerle, Academica West
Ammon Campbell, North Davis Preparatory Academy
Brian Garrett, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Emily Harrison, Blue Star Families
Gary Harter, Director, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Daniel Linford, Superintendent, Davis School District
Jon Oglesby, Utah High School Activities Association
Col Andrew Miller – 75th Mission Support Group Commander, Hill Air Force Base
Jennie Taylor, Civilian Advisor to the Secretary of the Army

State Council Meeting

April 18,2018 – Minutes
April 22, 2019 – Agenda | Minutes
April 21, 2020 – Minutes
January 15, 2021 – Agenda | Minutes
April 22, 2022 – Agenda | Minutes
April 12, 2023 – Agenda | Minutes
April 19, 2024 – Minutes
April 11, 2025 – Minutes

End of Year Report

Utah Report 2020-21
Utah Report 2021-22
Utah Report 2022-23
Utah Report 2023-24
Utah Report 2024-25

Resources

Utah Education Codification Bill
R277-929 State Council on Military Children

Education Commission of the States – Find Your State Liaison

Month of the Military Child
2021 Month of the Military Child Press Release (4/7/2021)
2021 Month of the Military Child Proclamation