The Vice President for University Advancement builds and deepens relationships on behalf of Weber State University by leading the University Advancement division that includes Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, Development, Economic Development, Government Relations, Marketing & Communications, and University Events. Mennell worked at Northern Arizona University (NAU) for 18 years, most recently as Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement and President of the NAU Foundation. She has more than 20 years of development experience. 

Mindy Benson is currently serving as the interim president at Southern Utah University. The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously named Benson as interim president of Southern Utah University to take effect on July 26, 2021. Benson is the first female to serve in the presidential role for the institution.

As vice president for Alumni and Community Relations, Benson oversees Alumni Relations, Regional Services, Utah Center for Rural Health, Business Resource Center and Small Business Development Center, Southern Utah Museum of Art, and Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games. She’s responsible for a variety of community outreach projects, alumni engagement, workforce development, economic growth, community leadership training, and special events.

Dr. F. Ann Millner serves as the State Senator for District 18. She is the Senate Majority Whip and Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee.

Millner also sits on the Executive Appropriations Committee, Education Committee, Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, Public Education Appropriations Committee, Higher Education Appropriations Committee, Government Operations Committee, Legislative Management Committee, and the Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, & Technology Committee. Millner is a Regents Professor of Health Administration and former President at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Under her leadership as University President from 2002 to 2012, Weber State became a multi-campus institution, experienced a nearly 40 percent enrollment increase, and initiated major facilities revitalization efforts.

Brad L. Mortensen was named the 13th president of Weber State University in December 2018. Mortensen joined Weber State in 2004 as Associate Vice President for Support and Government Relations. Beginning in 2007, Mortensen served as Vice President of University Advancement for 11 years. As vice president, he developed partnerships and philanthropic resources to promote educational access, student success, inclusiveness, and faculty and staff vitality.