COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH'S 2011 E-50

Who is driving Utah’s Future?

The Community Foundation of Utah’s 2011 “Enlightened Fifty”

October 22, 2011 -- The Community Foundation of Utah announced today the 2011 class of the “Enlightened Fifty” or E-5-0.  This program recognizes individuals who are a driving force in improving Utah’s future.

Modeled on V-Spring Capital’s V-100, the Foundation received over 200 nominees, who then each selected five individuals, creating the top 50 ‘enlightened entrepreneurs’ or the E-5-O.  The Community Foundation of Utah conducts this process annually, building a network of innovative Utahns committed to the common good.

This year’s E-5-0 includes business and religious leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, community volunteers, journalists, leaders of nonprofits, and elected officials who:

·       pioneer innovative and sustainable approaches to the critical issues facing Utah;

·       demonstrate a commitment to community engagement;

·       make a profound mark on Utah’s quality of life; and

·       value collaboration, entrepreneurship and creativity.

“The Community Foundation of Utah is a forum for people from all walks of life and passions to gain new networks, and drive innovation – together. We are delighted to bring together these extraordinary people who, each in their own way, are committed to the future of our state.” said Greg Warnock, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation and Managing Director of the private equity firm Mercato Partners.

The 2011 E-5-0

Rocky Anderson - High Road for Human Rights

Scott Anderson - Zions Bank

Pete Ashdown - XMission

Karen Ashton - Timpanogos Story Telling Festival

Pamela Atkinson - Community Advocate

Deborah Bayle - United Way of Salt Lake

Ralph Becker - Salt Lake City Mayor

Greg Bell - Lt. Governor of the State of Utah

Cynthia Bioteau, Ph.D.  - Salt Lake Community College

Craig Bott - Grow Utah Ventures

Angela Brown - SLUG Magazine

Gerald Brown - State of Utah Refugee Services

Patrick Byrne, Ph.D. - Overstock.com

Gavin Christensen - Kickstart

Bill Crim - United Way of Salt Lake

Gary Crocker - Crocker Ventures

Tim DeChristopher - Peaceful Uprising

Geralyn Dreyfous - The Utah Film Center

Lisa Eccles - The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Elder Henry B. Eyring - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Douglas Fabrizio - KUER Radio West

Matthew Godfrey - Mayor of Ogden

Robert Grow - Envision Utah

Alan Hall - Mercato Partners

Paul Hutchinson - Real Estate Opportunity Capital Fund

Isaac Jacobson - eTAGZ

Josh James - Domo

Patricia Jones - Utah State Senator

Joshua Kanter - Alliance for a Better Utah

Alexander Lawrence - Weber State University

David Livermore - The Nature Conservancy

Tom Love - Love Communications

Todd Manwaring - Economic Self Reliance Center at BYU

Ben McAdams - Utah State Senator

Mary Migliorelli - Salt Lake Community College

Matthew Minkevitch - The Road Home

Eric Mitchell - Fifth Ocean Consulting

Lloyd Pendleton - Utah Division of Housing and Community Development

Marcia Price - Community Volunteer

Adam Price - The Salt Lake Art Center

Taylor Randall, Ph. D. - David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah

Sean Reyes - eTAGZ

John Richards - Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship at BYU

Jocelyn Romano - Utah Health & Human Rights Project

Beverly Sorenson - The Sorenson Legacy Foundation

Claire Uno - Wasatch Community Gardens

Dana Williams - Mayor of Park City

Cherie Wood - Mayor of South Salt Lake

Rob Wuebker, Ph. D. - David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah

Crystal Young-Otterstrom - The Salty Cricket Composers Collective and Utah Cultural Alliance