The Utah Virtual Academy is governed by a Board composed of community leaders. Public notice of UTVA board meetings can be found here.

Upcoming UTVA Board Meetings

All meetings are held at the Utah Virtual Academy Office, unless otherwise noted:

Utah Virtual Academy Board Meeting
 

Meet Our Board

Douglas Shaw, President
dshaw@utahvirtual.org

Mr. Shaw has 17 years of professional experience in school management, human resources and development of teacher-building programs. Doug was the assistant superintendent at the Santa Clara Office of Education and the principal of the Metropolitan Education District in San Jose, Calif. Mr. Shaw has a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Brigham Young University and a Master of Science in administration from California State University. Mr. Shaw holds a K-12 teacher credential and has experience serving exceptional students.

Michele Smith, Co-Vice President
msmith@utahvirtual.org

Brian Maxwell, Co-Vice President
bmaxwell@utahvirtual.org

Allison Holmes
aholmes@utahvirtual.org
Allison has been involved with education reform since 2000. She currently works at the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools as the Development Director. Prior to working as UAPCS she worked at Sutherland Institute as the Development Manager. Allison also worked for Representative Greg Hughes and the Conservative Caucus for two years. She currently sits on the board at Parents for Choice in Education focusing on fundraising. Allison currently owns a small consulting business focused on fundraising for non-profits and candidates. Allison has an extensive background in organizing, managing and cultivating grassroots campaigns for political campaigns and non-profits. Allison graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in political science and business. Allison has also been involved with the battered women’s shelter in Davis County. She lives in Farmington with her family.

Wade Farraway
wfarraway@utahvirtual.org

Parent Advisory Group

UTVA Parent Advisory Group (PAG) By-laws

UTVA Parent Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting Minutes:

• November 2009
• October 2009
• August 2009
• July 2009
• June 2009