League Staff

Cameron Diehl

Executive Director

Cameron Diehl became the Executive Director on October 16, 2017. Cameron studied political science at the University of Utah, was the Editor of the Hinckley Institute Journal of Politics, and later graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law. He started his career at ULCT as a legislative intern and returned to ULCT in 2010. During his time at ULCT, he has also been an administrative assistant, policy analyst, attorney, and Director of Government Relations. He previously worked for the Boys and Girls Club in Salt Lake City and coached basketball and football at Justice (CO), Fairview (CO), and Murray (UT) High Schools. He is an avid University of Utah fan; his paternal grandparents had their first date during the Utah State-Utah game on Thanksgiving Day in 1944 and Cameron and his family have been fixtures at Utah football games ever since. Meanwhile, his maternal grandparents met at BYU and his grandfather was later the mayor of Glenns Ferry, Idaho for 24 years. Cameron is a Murray native where he was a member of the Murray City Youth Council and attended ULCT Local Officials Day. Cameron and his wife Rachel are the proud parents of Annelise, who visited three national parks with her parents before she was four months old and Sierra, who was born during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Ask Cam anything about local government, Utah history, Utah football, Jazz basketball, or politics.<>

Angela Adam

Operations Coordinator

Angela is the Operations Coordinator for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. After graduating with her BSW from Utah Valley University, Angela interned at ScenicView Academy working with adults on the Autism Spectrum. Post internship, Angela moved to Kauai, Hawaii and helped start up a small camper van rental company. After she ate all the shave ice and surfed all the best waves, she returned home to Utah and began working for The Division of Child and Family Services. Working for DCFS allowed her interest in government to expand, thus leading her to The League. Outside of the office you can find Angela climbing some rocks up American Fork Canyon or in her kitchen experimenting with new recipes.

Karson Eilers

Policy Director

Karson Eilers is the Utah League of Cities and Towns Policy Director. He grew up in Salt Lake City. After graduating from East High School, Karson joined the National Civilian Community Corps to help communities around the country with disaster preparedness. He returned home to attend Westminster College, graduating Cum Laude with a BA in Economics and a minor in Political Science. After interning with the Utah State House of Representatives in 2017, he joined Utah League of Cities and Towns as a policy intern and stayed around. Karson obtained a MS in Business Analytics from the University of Utah in 2023, while working at the league. Part policy wonk and part data nerd, Karson brings meaningful research and data insights to local and state public policy. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, skiing, and mountain biking in Utah’s incredible mountains and deserts with his family and friends.

Cassidy Hansen

Marketing Communications Manager

Cassidy was born in Provo, but grew up in Reno, Nevada before returning to BYU to get her degree in News Media with a minor in Political Science. During her time at BYU she participated in both the Utah Colleges Exit Poll and worked at The Universe. After graduating, Cassidy worked at the Office of Legislative Research and General Council as an Administrative Assistant. Cassidy then left LRGC to earn an M.A. in Communication from Purdue University. She reentered the Utah political scene in 2021 as a staff member for the Independent Redistricting Commission before being hired at West Jordan as a Public Liaison and Policy Analyst for the City Council.

Cassidy is about as Utah as it gets. She loves the outdoors, attending BYU football games, CrossFitting (even though she is bad at it), and drinking soda. Her Utah history claim to fame is that her 4th-great grandfather found Hansen Cave, which was the first cave that became part of what is now known as the Timpanogus Cave System.

Katie Harley

Event & Strategic Partnership Coordinator

Katie originally started her career in the sports industry, working in hockey and baseball, after a few years she made a change to a non-profit and event center that brought the arts to her hometown. She has 10 years’ experience working in the hospitality industry in some format, whether it was for a sports team, event center, non-profit, or hotel. You will now find Katie organizing ULCT events and working with ULCT partnerships. While she may have been born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania, she now calls Utah her home. Growing up minutes away from the Appalachian Trail has made hiking a hobby and given her a love of the outdoors, making Utah the perfect place for Katie to hang out or go on adventures with her husband and 2 dogs, Shake and Bake.

Nick Jarvis

Chief Operating Officer

Nick oversees the day-to-day operations of the League, and wears the many hats required of a small interlocal entity manager. As COO he is responsible for managing the League’s finances, personnel, and strategic partnerships. In ULCT’s efforts to ensure transparency and public access, Nick also serves as the League’s record officer. Starting his career in the famed tradition of the ULCT intern, he has been with the League since 2010. Nick graduated from the University of Utah with a Masters in Public Administration and the University of British Columbia with a BA in History. Originally hailing from Montana, he grew up in Utah and happily calls the beehive state home. Nick enjoys fly fishing, ancient history, challenging Cameron to bouts of trivia, and hanging out with Sonny, Steph, and Joop.

Justin Lee

Deputy Director

Justin is one of the Deputy Directors for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Prior to joining the League, Justin spent 11 years working for three different lieutenant governors (Bell, Cox, and Henderson), serving the past 4 years as Director of Elections for the State of Utah. During that time Justin once accidentally tackled the Governor during a game of flag football and still kept his job. Justin has a BA in Political Science from the University of Utah, and a MA in Political Science from Utah State University. Justin has had mail delivered to 25 different addresses during his life (not counting work mail) and he would probably keep increasing that number on a regular basis but promised his wife and 4 kids that he’d stay put for now. If Justin didn’t need to work he’d spend all of his time with his family while traveling, hiking, reading, and performing in plays.

Meg Ryan

Senior Land Use Manager

Meg Ryan has over 30 years of experience in land use planning and politics and holds a Master’s Degree in City Planning from UC Berkley. She has worked in Boston, New York, the Bay Area and for Utah municipalities for the last 25 years. She is presently assists the Utah League of Cities and Towns in land use trainings, the management of the Land Use Academy of Utah (LUAU.utah.gov) and whatever else Cameron throws her way. In addition to her work at the League she serves as the Appeal Authority for Morgan County and North Ogden. Meg also served on the State Board of the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund for 10 years. Meg resides in Summit County with her family and 3 legged dog and when the land use arena gets to be too much she occasionally returns to Hollywood for film engagements.

Roger Tew

General Counsel, Senior Policy Advisor

Roger O. Tew has been a fixture on Utah’s Capitol Hill for over 40 years. He started his career with the Utah State Legislature’s professional staff and later served three terms as a member of the Utah State Tax Commission. He has worked directly with the Utah League of Cities and Towns for nearly 23 years. Among his assignments are taxation, utilities and judicial issues. During 2017 he was the acting Executive Director for the ULCT.

Roger has a BA in Political Science/History and MA in Economics from Utah State University and a JD from Brigham Young University. He and his wife Paula have called Centerville home for 40 years.

Liam Thrailkill

Policy Analyst & Program Manager

Liam was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota, where he met his wife, Brooklyn, in high school. He attended the University of North Dakota where he received his master’s in public administration and bachelor’s in political science, with a minor in economics. He worked for the City Administrator’s Office in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, where he gained knowledge of city management and intergovernmental relations. He then moved with his wife to Utah and began working as an Environmental Planning Consultant with the Utah Division of Air Quality, handling the rulemaking for the Division. Currently, Liam works for the Utah League of Cities and Towns in the legislative research space and on the Local Administrative Advisor program. Liam and Brooklyn have one child, Odin, who they welcomed in early 2023. Liam is an avid sports fan, whether watching or playing. You can find him most mornings playing pickleball with friends and family.

Jared Tingey

Legal Director

Most recently, Jared worked for West Jordan as one of the Senior Assistant City Attorneys. During his time there, he handled a myriad of city issues and enjoyed every bit of it.

When he is not reading contracts or answering legal questions, you will find him at his girl’s soccer games, playing golf with his son, or hunting elk in the Uinta Mountains. And, as much as he’d like to say he is a fisherman, he said he can’t call himself that because in order to carry that title, you actually have to catch fish.

Molly Wheeler

Deputy Director

Molly is the other Deputy Director for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Prior to joining the League, Molly worked as the managing director for community engagement at the Hinckley Institute of Politics. She holds a BS in political science and a BA in international relations from the University of Utah and an MSc in political sociology from the London School of Economics. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, hanging out with her dog Steve, and being sufficiently mediocre at skiing, road and mountain biking, hiking, and all that other good outdoor Utah nonsense.

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