Table of Contents Announcements
Introducing Steve Starks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A New Chief Executive Off icer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Leadership Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Participate, Share, and Improve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Goodbye, Coach Nissalke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Your “Give Us 5” Donations at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Supplying Schools for 5 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tour of Utah 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Room to Grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Going All In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dealers of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Society of Excellence Standings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Gail Miller Fitness Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Summer Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pushing All the Right Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Employee Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Honoring Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Leading the Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
All Things Fun in Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Snapshot Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 July 2, 2019: Auto Remarketing announced that
Veronika Egginton, vice president of digital
development (MAO), will be honored this fall
during their inaugural Women in Retail awards
program, which recognizes leaders on the retail
side of the auto industry.
August 2, 2019: Thousands of boys and girls
turned out to meet and play with Jazz players
during the Junior Jazz summer road trip. Royce
O’Neale, Bryon Russell, Jarrell Brantley, and
Justin Wright-Foreman took turns covering
thousands of miles in dozens of cities across a
handful of western states from June to mid-August.
August 12, 2019: LHM Hyundai Peoria was
named a “Best Dealership to Work For” by
Automotive News.
August 15, 2019: The Salt Lake City Stars
announced it would host its annual local player
tryouts on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
August 23: Amanda
Covington, newly
appointed executive
vice president for
communications and
government aff airs, has
also been appointed to
the board of trustees at
Weber State University
by Utah Governor
Gary Herbert.
VOL. 11, ISSUE 5
FOUNDERS
Larry H. and Gail Miller
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jack Sanford
LAYOUT/DESIGN
James Kenison
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
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Katrina Lynch
Ryan Croker
Emily Cutler
Karol Elkington
Jamie Harris
Dana Reid
Sara Waldman
Frank Zang
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August 23: Tumua Tavana, director of service
and corporate partnerships with the Utah
Jazz, was recently profiled by KSL News in Salt
Lake City. Tumua was a goalie for the women’s
water polo team in the 2012 Olympic Games in
London. Her team won the first Olympic gold
medal for U.S. women’s water polo.
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On the cover: After seven days covering more than
470 miles and a nearly 38,000-ft climb in elevation,
Ben Hermans crosses the finish line to win the 2019
Tour of Utah.
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August 23: Sara Waldman, director
of communications for Larry H. Miller
Dealerships, has been named president-elect
to the board of directors of Girls on the Run in
Utah, a nonprofit that inspires girls in 3rd–8th
grades to develop confidence and improve
health using a program that integrates running
into the curriculum.
LHM Winning Spirit September/October 2019
August 26, 2019: Salt Lake Bees slugger Jared
Walsh, 26, has been named to the 2019 All-PCL
Team as designated hitter. Walsh becomes the first
Salt Lake player to be named to the All-PCL team
since Brennan Boesch in 2014.
August 28, 2019: The Utah Jazz unveiled the
team’s Classic Edition uniforms for the 2019–20
season, which revive the purple mountain theme.
The team will wear the uniforms at 11 select
home and away games this season.
September 3, 2019: The University of Utah
named one of its on-campus housing buildings
after Gail Miller. The Gail Miller Community
Engagement Tower will house recipients of the
Larry H. and Gail Miller Enrichment Scholarship,
as well as other university students.
September 5, 2019: The Larry H. & Gail
Miller Family Foundation donated to the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake to assist
with renovations at two sites. A ribbon-cutting
ceremony was held at the Murray location, and
the facility was renamed the Larry H. and Gail
Miller Family Club.
September 6, 2019: An open house was held
for the opening of the Gail Miller Resource
Center, one of three new facilities overseen by
Shelter the Homeless. The Gail Miller Resource
Center will serve homeless men and women
in the Salt Lake area, providing shelter and
coordinated on-site resources.
September 14, 2019: Female members of the
Utah Jazz front-off ice and broadcast team,
along with Jazz guard Danté Exum, appeared
at the Jazz Youth All-Girls Clinic presented by
Adidas. Girls ages 7–17 developed their skills,
met positive female role models, and interacted
with Jazz representatives.
September 21, 2019: Vivint Smart Home
Arena hosted a National Hockey League
preseason game between the Los Angeles
Kings and Vancouver Canucks in the Salt
Lake Shootout presented by the Utah Sports
Commission.
Open Enrollment: The 2020 Annual Enrollment
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Please visit MyADP.com to review your current
benefits and update your personal information
now, and make any desired benefits elections for
the new plan year beginning November 1.