Benjamin Hart serves as the executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) after being appointed by the UIPA board in September 2022. During his tenure at UIPA, Hart has prioritized economic optimization with port facility development, along with strong internal controls and transparency for the organization. Under his leadership, the Port is focused on statewide, along with regional projects, and ensuring world-class global access for Utah businesses.

Prior to his position at UIPA, Hart served as the deputy director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah). During his time at Go Utah, Hart oversaw the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, corporate recruitment efforts, international and diplomatic responsibilities, small business programs, and statewide workforce partnerships. Prior to his time at Go Utah, Hart served as the director of employer initiatives for the Department of Workforce Services, the CDBG and Economic Development administrator at Layton City, and in underwriting at Zions Bank.

Hart has served on numerous statewide and national government and trade association boards during his career. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Utah, where he currently serves as an adjunct instructor. Hart lives in Layton, Utah, with his wife and three kids.

Born in the Czech Republic, Dasha escaped Communist rule and lived as a refugee for two years in Austria. After seeking political asylum, Dasha and her family moved to Salt Lake City where she attended Kearns High School, which is where her fascination with computers and input/output began.

She started her career at OEC Medical Systems in customer service, then was promoted to a UNIX system administrator, followed by positions at companies such as, General Electric, Overstock.com, and Barrick Gold Corporation. Dasha started at USANA in May of 2014 as the director of technical services, working her way up to Global Infrastructure Operations, which provided leadership to regional IT teams across North America, Asia Pacific and China. She also led strategic technology initiatives to build and maintain key components of enterprise infrastructure, networks, security, and innovative computing solutions. She is now focused full time on cyber security strategy and disaster recovery.

Dasha is an expert in database performance tuning, database architecture, storage, and UNIX solutions, but her achievements aren't limited to the IT and security sector. She speaks Czech, English, German, Russian, and former Yugoslavian. She is also a highly accomplished Alpine skier. She was an Olympic hopeful in 2002 in the downhill and Super G, and has recently claimed titles in the World Masters division.

Dasha is an outstanding role model for women in the tech industry, who has shown what you can accomplish through hard work and dedication, whether in the workplace or on the slopes.

Tim Valentiner brings extensive experience working in small-holder agriculture supply chains in developing countries, most recently in the flavor, fragrance, and aromatherapy industries focused on ethical sourcing, botanical supply chain traceability, and sustainability. He recently founded Alltruix Impact LLC, a consultancy which provides "For Purpose + For Profit" advisory services for building purpose-driven and environment-focused organizations, supply chains, companies, and brands (including meeting or exceeding corporate sustainability EU regulations).

Tim has a unique background with over 25 years of experience managing purpose-driven impact and supply chain initiatives and has extensive experience in sourcing but also building and managing supply chains in over 40 countries. Previous to Alltruix, positions included Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing for doTERRA International, Principal at Kealakekua Carbon Forward (building native reforestation programs and access to carbon markets), and staff and later as a consultant for The World Bank (agriculture and rural development unit). 

Tim received a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Utah and an MA degree in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).