Katherine Potter
Commissioner, Department of Cultural and Community Engagement
Government service
Commissioner, Department of Cultural and Community Engagement
Culture and community programs
Katherine Potter became commissioner of Utah's Department of Cultural and Community Engagement in July 2026, after more than six years as a deputy commissioner. The department brings together programs involving arts, museums, libraries, history, volunteer service and other community activities. [1]
Agency management and arts administration
Her departmental work has included planning, performance measurement, budgets and legislative coordination. Before joining state government, Potter worked as a nonprofit management consultant and in admissions at Rowland Hall. She also helped develop, raise funds for, market and open the Eccles Theater in 2016, following earlier arts-management roles in New York City and Chicago. [1]
Education
Potter holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a bachelor's degree from Duke University, according to her cabinet biography. [1]
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