Institute of Government and Politics

People and Staff


IOGP Staff

Neil Abercrombie Neil Abercrombie
USU Director of Government Relations
Office: 435-797-0258
neil.abercrombie@usu.edu

Janet Anderson Janet Anderson
Co-director of IOGP operations
Office: 435-797-2104
janet.anderson@usu.edu

Damon Cann Damon Cann
Co-director of IOGP operations
Office: 435-797-8705
damon.cann@usu.edu


Brandee Halverson Brandee Halverson
Legislative Assistant
Office: 435-797-0257
Brandee.halverson@usu.edu

Kathryn Moss Kathryn Moss
Washington D.C. Coordinator
maemoss@gmail.com

Andrea Allred Andrea Allred
Public Relation & Outreach Specialist
Office: 435-797-7411
andrea.allred@usu.edu



Alumni Advisory Board

Terry Baugh
Co-Manager of Kidsave International

Doug Foxley
Senior Principal of the firm Foxley & Pignanelli

Allen Freemyer
Owner of Allen D. Freemyer, Esq.P.C.

Jonathan Jackson
Director of Committees, Coalitions and Member Services at U.S. Chamber of Commerce

David Lee
Co-Owner of Lee & Smith P.C.

Allison Hawkins
Philanthropy Round Table


Deanna Okun
Chairwoman of the U.S. International Trade Commission

Scott Parker
Chief of Staff for Utah Congressman Rob Bishop

Tim Stewart
Partner at American Capitol Group

Ryan Stowers
Director of Higher Education at Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

Todd Thorpe
Lobbyist at Bockorny Group




Student Advisory Board

Jashon Bishop
Political Science

Saddie Crabb
International Studies & Economics

Andrea Cannon
English

Marina Hernandez
Law and Constitutional Studies

Rhett Wilkinson
Journalism

Lis Stewart
Journalism

Lauren Petty
English




Faculty Fellows

Damon Cann
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Kynda Curtis
College of Agriculture

Ning Fang
College of Engineering

Nat Fraizer
College of Natural Resources


Richard Mueller
College of Science

Jared Schultz
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Randy Simmons
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Jude Vaclavik
Caine College of the Arts