Welcoming new board members is always exciting, and it goes both ways. Our six newly elected directors are bursting with ideas and energy, eager to make us even better at representing our businesses and serving the community.
They join a board selected by our partners and executive team that eminently represents Park City’s economic breadth. You will find hoteliers, restauranteurs, the leaders of our arts and cultural life, ski resort executives, housing and real estate professionals, service providers and nonprofit champions.
Allow me to introduce our six newest members, taking office this month to serve four-year terms.
Beth Armstrong: The managing director at Marcella, Beth’s civic leadership is matched only by her extensive health service background. The former People’s Health Clinic director and Wasatch Back Hospital board member is a go-to on community health issues. While living in California, Beth’s executive career included service as controller at Cedar Sinai Cancer Center and Northridge Medical Center. Beth serves on the board as a representative of Intermountain Health.
Dan Bullert: Dan credits his U.S. Navy service for the leadership skills he’s honed during decades of Park City area hotel management. He has served as president of the Park City Area Lodging Association and is a graduate of the Park City Police Citizen’s Academy. In 2019, he started Dishes for the Deployed to help military families.
Chris Lawing: Director of sales and marketing at the Pendry, Chris came to Park City in 2010 to help open Montage Deer Valley following a 13-year career with the Ritz Carlton. He’s also been with the Sheraton, Radisson and Choice Hotels in the Washington, D.C., area. Chris was appointed to the board to replace a departing member and has now been elected to a full term.
Jocelyn Scudder: The director of the Park City Summit County Arts Council since 2018, Jocelyn’s previous experience as education manager at the Kimball Arts Center means she brings more than 10 years of local executive arts advocacy to the board. A native New Englander, Jocelyn is an avid skier and a graduate of St. Lawrence University in New York.
Gar Traynor: A 2002 Winter Olympian and current Woodward Park City general manager, Gar brings a wealth of sports management experience and insight into the needs of international athletes, crucial contributions as Park City prepares for the 2034 Olympics. Gar has served as sports education director with U.S. Ski & Snowboard and was a member of the British National Alpine Ski Team.
Sherry Weaver: A Buffalo, New York, native and a Parkite since 1990, Sherry worked in the travel industry for 19 years before transitioning to director of sales, marketing and events at the Hyatt Centric. She is a graduate of Park City Leadership (Class 21) and Leadership Utah. She has also served for four years on the Salt Lake City Chamber’s Business Women’s Forum.
Several valuable directors are rotating off the board: past board Chairperson Brooks Kirchheimer, Shaydar Edelmann, Greg Gendron, Chelsea Steinbach, Lindsay Arnold and Jill Gildea. I am grateful for their many volunteer hours and excellent insights. We will miss their service, but I know them as committed and engaged leaders who will continue improving Park City.
Jennifer Wesselhoff is the president and CEO of the Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.