UHC BOARD
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2022 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Kristy Chambers, Chair Columbus Community Center Sherri Wittwer, Vice Chair Mental Health Advocate Austin Davis, Treasurer First Step House Tony Milner, Secretary Salt Lake City Housing Stability Jim Schulte, Past Chair Restore Utah 
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2023 BOARD MEMBERS
Andi Beadles Weber County Housing Authority Don Dean American Express Ginger Chinn Salt Lake Chamber Kaitlin Myers Moab Area Community Land Trust Liz Marie Santiago-Otero Utah Domestic Violence Coalition Nick Fritz Intermountain Healthcare Peggy Green Iron County Care & Share Rachel Otto Salt Lake City Mayor's Office Rob Likes KeyBank Shailey Ovard Homeless Advocate Sharlene Wilde NeighborWorks Mountain Country Home Solutions |
Board and Staff
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Tara Rollins
Executive Director
Pronouns: she/her
Tara Rollins is the first Executive Director of Utah Housing Coalition (UHC), a position she has held for 18 years. Under Tara’s leadership, the Coalition has grown to over 125 members, significantly increased tenant rights, promoted housing education, and became a strong and respected advocacy organization in the state.
As Executive Director, Tara managed a $1.8 million foreclosure prevention and education grant and was instrumental in the creation of the Utah Housing Commission on Housing Affordability. Additionally, the Coalition is a state partner of Opportunity Starts at home, a national long-term, multi-sector campaign to meet the rental housing needs of the nations' low-income people.
Prior to UHC, Tara worked at ASSIST Inc., an organization dedicated to helping low-income homeowners with emergency home repairs. Tara has been active in many local and national organizations, and serves as a board member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Salt Lake County Homeless Coordinating Counsel, and the Family Investment Coalition, a local coalition of social services and education organizations that advocate at Utah Capitol.
Tara holds a BS in Interdisciplinary Health Recreation and Physical Education from Plymouth State College. Originally from New Hampshire, she moved with her husband 25 years ago to ski the powder of Utah.
Executive Director
Pronouns: she/her
Tara Rollins is the first Executive Director of Utah Housing Coalition (UHC), a position she has held for 18 years. Under Tara’s leadership, the Coalition has grown to over 125 members, significantly increased tenant rights, promoted housing education, and became a strong and respected advocacy organization in the state.
As Executive Director, Tara managed a $1.8 million foreclosure prevention and education grant and was instrumental in the creation of the Utah Housing Commission on Housing Affordability. Additionally, the Coalition is a state partner of Opportunity Starts at home, a national long-term, multi-sector campaign to meet the rental housing needs of the nations' low-income people.
Prior to UHC, Tara worked at ASSIST Inc., an organization dedicated to helping low-income homeowners with emergency home repairs. Tara has been active in many local and national organizations, and serves as a board member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Salt Lake County Homeless Coordinating Counsel, and the Family Investment Coalition, a local coalition of social services and education organizations that advocate at Utah Capitol.
Tara holds a BS in Interdisciplinary Health Recreation and Physical Education from Plymouth State College. Originally from New Hampshire, she moved with her husband 25 years ago to ski the powder of Utah.
