Bar Commission

The Utah State Board of Bar Commissioners is the volunteer board that oversees the activities of the Utah State Bar. The Bar President serves a one-year term. Commissioners serve staggered three-year terms.

President and President-Elect

Utah Bar President
Kristin K. Woods
President-Elect
Erik Christiansen

The Voting Bar Commission

1st Division Commissioner
J. Brett Chambers
2nd Division Commissioner
Matt J. Hansen
3rd Division Commissioner
Andrew Morse
3rd Division Commissioner
Beth E. Kennedy
3rd Division Commissioner
Cara M. Tangaro
3rd Division Commissioner
Chrystal Mancuso-Smith
3rd Division Commissioner
Greg Hoole
3rd Division Commissioner
Mark Morris
3rd Division Commissioner
Traci Gundersen
4th Division Commissioner
Tyler Young
5th Division Commissioner
Tom J. Bayles
Public Member Commissioner
Rick Hoffman
Public Member Commissioner
Shawn Newell

Ex-Officio Members

LGBT & Allied Lawyers of Utah Representative
Allison Belnap
Women Lawyers of Utah Representative
Brit Merrill
ABA YLD Representative
Camila V. Moreno
Dean J. Reuben Clark Law School
D. Gordon Smith
Dean S.J. Quinney College of Law
Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Bar ABA Delegate
Erik Christiansen
Minority Bar Association Representative
Gabriela Mena
Past Bar President
Heather Thuet
Bar ABA Delegate
Kim Cordova
Judicial Counsel Representative
Margaret D. Plane
State ABA Members' Delegate
Nathan D. Alder
Utah Supreme Court Representative
Nick Stiles
YLD Division Representative
Scotti Hill
Paralegal Division Representative
Shalise McKinlay

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