Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus 8:30am-2:30pm

Plenary Session Speaker: Tami Pyfer, Chief of Staff and Vice President of External Affairs, UNITE

Tami Pyfer is the Chief of Staff and VP External for UNITE. She is also a co-creator of the Dignity Index serving as the Utah Project Lead for the Dignity Index demonstration pilot. Before joining UNITE, Tami served as Education Policy Advisor to former Utah Governor Gary Herbert, where she was involved in state-level education policy development, coalition building, and stakeholder engagement. She held local and state elected office for 12 years, including 4 years on the Utah State Board of Education. Tami’s professional training is in Special Education and before her appointment to serve on the Governor’s executive team she worked at Utah State University, teaching coursework and supervising student teachers in the Special Education teacher preparation program. Tami and her husband Aaron are the parents of 5 children, and grandparents of 10.