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Tamara Goetz was appointed by Governor Jon M. Huntsman as State Science Advisor for the State of Utah in August of 2007.
Prior to her appointment, Goetz served as the director of the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Biotechnology Program for six years and helped to create educational programs and resources for students in Utah with support from a grant from the National Science Foundation. After receiving a three-year Advanced Technology Education grant from the National Science Foundation in 2001, Goetz helped to create the 2-year Biotechnology Program at SLCC and a one-year high school Biotechnology Program for juniors and seniors.
Additionally, Goetz led InnovaBio, a student-driven, non-profit contract research company that provides high school and college students with opportunities to work as interns for a life science company. Since its creation, InnovaBio has been nationally recognized as an innovative way to establish partnerships between education and industry, while supporting economic development.
She was the PI on a US Department of Labor Community-Based Job Training grant that will support the creation of the new Biomanufacturing program at Salt Lake Community College. This program represents a unique partnership between the college and the Granite School District.
Tamara has also been involved in the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Initiative (WIRED), which promotes education and training for life sciences in Utah. She served on the Governor's State Advisory Council for science and technology and also on the Board of Directors for The Leonardo. She was recognized as "40 Under 40 Rising Stars" in 2004 and "30 Women to Watch" in 2007 by Utah Business magazine.
