Executive Team

David R. Woolstenhulme
Interim Commissioner

Richard Amon
Associate Commissioner for Finance & Facilities

Jessica Gilmore
Associate Commissioner for Workforce Development and Industry Engagement

Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner for Academic & Student Affairs

Melanie Heath
Assistant Commissioner for Communications & Outreach

Spencer Jenkins
Chief of Staff

Geoffrey T. Landward
General Counsel

Carrie Mayne
Associate Commissioner for Workforce & Institutional Research
Institutional Resources
State Authorization (UT-SARA)
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is an agreement among member states, districts, and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state.