Richard Davis 

Chair 

I’m Richard Davis and I’m a political science professor at Brigham Young University. I teach courses on political parties, campaigns and elections, media and politics, and film and politics. I’ve been involved with the state and county party in several capacities: county Executive Committee – 2004-2006, chair of the county Recruitment Committee – 2005-2006, chair of the county Voter Registration and Get Out the Vote committee -2004), member of the State Party Platform Committee – 2005-2006, and member of a liaison committee between the state party and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2005- ). My wife, Molina, and I have five children and four grandchildren.

Larry Brown 

Vice-Chair 

Larry Brown is chairman of the Ten Year Strategic Plan Committee for the Utah County Democratic Party. He's been active in local government, serving as a city council member and planning commissioner in Alpine. He chaired the North Utah County Recreation Task Force in 2005-2006 and currently is chairman of Alpine's recreation committee. Larry is a senior program manager at Cisco Systems and author of the book, Get VOCAL! Growing Profits Through Customer-Supplier Relationships, published by Cisco Press, September, 2006. He is a Vietnam War veteran naval officer and retired from the US Naval Reserve as a Commander. Larry teaches Sunday school in the Alpine Fourth Ward of the LDS Church. He and his wife Tammy have four daughters and four grandchildren.

Hinckley Jones-Sanpei

Secretary 

My name is Hinckley Jones-Sanpei and I am the secretary for the Utah County Democratic Party. For almost four years, I have lived in Provo with my husband, Dean, and our two children, Timothy and Joelle. I recently completed a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. I also have a law degree and a masters degree in public administration from Brigham Young University. Currently, I do research and teach part-time at Brigham Young University. I enjoy reading, hiking, and spending time with my family. I want to help the Democratic Party in Utah County grow. As a researcher and an attorney, I understand the importance of databases and recordkeeping. As secretary of the county party, I see my key role as a facilitator to encourage grassroots efforts and party involvement as well as recordkeeping.

Kristin Gerdy

Treasurer 

Kristin Gerdy was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado where her father was a school teacher and a supervisor for the Regional Transportation District and her mother taught in the public schools.  She moved to Utah County in 1988 to attend Brigham Young University and has lived here since, the last nine years as a homeowner in Orem.  Kristin is a professor and Director of the Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program at the J.

Reuben Clark Law School at BYU.  She also teaches classes in Church History and Doctrine.  Kristin has served as Utah County party treasurer since April 2006.  She has been precinct chair for her area in Orem, and has served on the State Platform Committee. She currently serves as Relief Society President in her LDS ward.