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of RadioWest, a call-in program that has hosted such luminaries as Neil deGrasse Tyson, Isabel Allende and the Dalai Lama. His thoughtful style has brought him national acclaim and a loyal following, charming guests and listeners alike. He’s brought KUER—and Utah—to international notice with his work, and is often described as one of the best interviewers in the country.
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From a humble beginning as an illegal immigrant from Mexico in 1985, Fiero now owns one of the most successful local pre-packaged food businesses in Salt Lake City. He began selling his precooked pinto beans at the downtown farmer’s market in 1997 after being appalled by the poor quality of canned beans available in the grocery store, and opened a formal business after receiving a micro enterprise loan later that year. Rico Brands now employ 45 people and provide over 125 products to outlets throughout the Intermountain west, and has spawned a restaurant, Frida Bistro. Fiero is a philanthropist and an activist in his community, inspiring others and donating to the Utah Food Bank and the United Way. He is open about his origins, investing in immigrant and refugee integration in Utah and advocating for sensible immigration policy.
Charles Lynn Frost/ Sister Dottie S. Dixon
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Frost provides the public face of Troy Williams’Sister Dottie S. Dixon. Sister Dottie is an activist Mormon mother with a gay son, whose struggles to square her love of the church with her love for her son grew from a small radio bit on KRCL to a full theater production, The Passion of Sister Dottie S. Dixon, in 2009. Frost was awarded “Actor of the Year 2009” by the Deseret Morning News for his depiction of Sister Dottie, who is far more than just a standup drag character. She is adored by both gays and progressive Mormons, and she addresses the issue of gays in the Mormon church in a manner that is both touchingly human and wildly hilarious. Our culture is the better for having her with us.
Victoria Fugit Without Victoria Fugit, there would likely be no CATALYST magazine. A Utah native,
Fugit moved to San Francisco in the '60s where she lived and worked with pioneers of the New Consciousness movement, including Alan Watts. She returned to Salt Lake in the late '70s and with Greta Belanger, hatched the idea for CATALYST. The two worked side by side on the first eight issues of the magazine. Fugit’s artistic influence, vision, knowledge of environmentalism and metaphysics (at that time, at polar opposites in Utah) set the direction for the curious path that CATALYST has forged ever since. See more, p. 6.
Dr. Christina Gallop This outstanding and compassionate woman is the medical director of Wasatch Homeless Health, the Fourth Street Clinic. After college she became inspired to work in public health during the HIV outbreak in Los Angeles in the mid-’80s, and entered medical school at age 27 to pursue her passion. Her work with the homeless is grounded in love and empathy. She advances her belief in the power of education by serving on the board of the Guadalupe School.
Karrie Galloway CEO of Utah’s Planned Parenthood Association, Galloway has been a tireless advocate for women’s health in the state. Under her administration, the PPAU has become valued as a center for educating people about their bodies, defending reproductive rights, and providing valuable public health services for everyone, including the poor and uninsured.
Pearl Garff Five decades of Salt Lake children have called her "Miss Pearl," and she has inspired them to live their dance. She is the co-founder the Life Arts Center, a school of the integrated arts for children where, along with dance and music, you may find educational kinesiology, NLP and other innovative learning techniques.
Bobby Gittins Wikipedia's entry on “herding cats” notes that refers to “an attempt to control or organize a class of entities which are uncontrollable or chaotic.” The task of an active Burning Man regional contact is just such an assignment, and Gittins is of the rare type that excels at it. In addition to his
work as RC, he has been chief effigy builder for five years at the Element 11 regional event, and his calm and stalwart mentorship has shepherded multiple art projects into existence both in Utah and at Burning Man in Nevada. He has been integral in helping Utah become a noted presence at the event, and in helping Utahns foster a compassionate and artistic culture among themselves.
Stephen Goldsmith The founder of Artspace and an associate professor at U of U’s College of Architecture, Goldsmith also served as planning director for Salt Lake under Rocky Anderson. The artist’s sensibility he brought to the project led him to begin turning Utah’s capital into a resident-friendly, ecology-friendly area. He is involved in Jane’s Walks, the Temporary Museum of Permanent Change, and is an avid fan of downtown Salt Lake’s City Creek—the actual waterway, that is.
Rev. Tom Goldsmith Goldsmith has served as the minister of the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City since 1987—an outspoken institutional force committed to safeguarding the rights of all people, defending free speech throughout the community, and working diligently for a world at peace. Goldsmith heads the church's Environmental Ministry Team, which participates in recycling, composting and gardening, as well as actions supporting legislation such as the Red Rock Wilderness Act. Goldsmith launched the popular Jazz Vespers program in 1989 and a Folk Vespers series a few years later. He has become a regular fixture at peace demonstrations and other human rights events.
Diane Musho Hamilton Zen practitioner and spiritual teacher Diane Musho Hamilton was the first Director of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Utah Judiciary, where she established mediation programs throughout the court system. Mediation is often faster, less expensive, and preserves for the parties to a dispute the poten-