About elizabeth
I taught junior and senior high school students for over thirty years. From instructing and encouraging students, as well as my interest in how public policy impacts teaching and learning, I am an active spokesperson for students, parents, teachers, and the integral role of schools in communities. Being a teacher enriched my life and also led to my involvement in a number of professional and community leadership positions. After retiring from the classroom, I joined the docent (tour guide) team at our State Capitol, where I share stories of its structure and people on Thursday mornings.
Currently, I serve on the boards of a small water company in Midway and a senior living facility in Salt Lake City, and formerly in the leadership of the homeowners association where I live. I recognize the need to boldly address the issues of community safety, sustainable infrastructures, and fair policy processes. Additionally, my service as a union leader has extended my understanding of how the future of employment, the economy, and the natural environment in Utah are integrated.
I serve in legislator positions on the Education, Political Subdivisions, and Natural Resources Committees; the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee; the Women in the Economy Commission (transitioning to a role in the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity), and the Judicial Conduct Commission. I am also part of the Utah State Flag Task Force (see “More Than a Flag”) and the Civics Education Working Group, part of the Utah Civic Learning Collaborative “A Place for All.”
Utah has been my family's home for six generations, with my Spencer, Snow, and Matson roots in Sanpete County. Alan Weight and I met in the band that performed on Sunday evenings in Liberty Park. He, a trumpet player, and I, on trombone, performed together in a number of brass ensembles and were instructors and owners of the Alan Weight Music Studios, which Alan had established in the 1970’s. Alan passed away in 1992, when our son, Joseph, was a senior in high school. Joe now lives in Logan, where he is a business manager.