OUR BOARD
The Youthlinc Governing Board is an integral part of our effective operation as a non-profit organization serving our community, meeting our mission of creating lifetime humanitarians, with a deep responsibility to our donors.
Board members are elected annually at the beginning of our Fiscal Year, and serve three year terms on three core committees: Executive, Audit & Compensation, and Development & Fundraising. Our Board members are our financial watchdogs, our ambassadors to the community, and some of our greatest supporters. We expect our Board members to understand our programs and work to improve them through their participation, donations, and committee work. We are incredibly grateful for their efforts.
Alan Andersen
Alan Andersen serves as legal counsel to the Youthlinc organization on a pro bono basis, for which we are very grateful.
Alan concentrates his practice on employee benefit plans (ERISA) and federal income taxation. He assists his clients with employee benefits matters, including health and welfare plans, cafeteria plans, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), Flexible Spending Accounts
(FSAs), 401(k) plans, deferred compensation arrangements, and employee stock ownership plans.
Alan has substantial and continuing involvement with all aspects of United States federal income
tax law, including taxation of corporate mergers and acquisitions,spin-offs and split-offs and other taxfree
reorganizations, partnerships and LLCs, and executive stock options and other compensation arrangements.
Alan received a Masters of Accountancy and B.S., summa cum laude, in 1976 from BYU. In 1979, he
graduated fourth in his class from BYU’s Juris Doctorate, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young
University. He served as Articles Editor for the BYU Law Review from 1978-79. Alan was admitted
to the Colorado State Bar in 1979 and the Utah State Bar in 1983. He practiced in Colorado and Utah for
23 years before joining Swensen & Andersen PLLC. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has
participated in the Bar-sponsored Focus Group for the revision of Utah’s Limited Liability Company Act.
 Steve Barth
Steve is a graduate of Utah State University who has served on many Boards as part of his public service, including Make A Wish Foundation of Utah, Hogle Zoo, Utah Habitat for Humanity, Ririe Woodbury, and American Red Cross. He is a collector of books and music, and coach for the Salt Lake Slugs Rugby Team.
Steve owns and operates SB Strategies, a licensed government and public relations, lobbying and consulting firm providing a variety of services since 2000. He has successfully represented a wide variety of clients before the Utah State Legislature, other Utah State agencies and local municipalities as a contract lobbyist, including Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Motion Picture Association of Utah, Utah Restaurant Association, The Navajo Nation, Utah Brewers Cooperative, High West Distillery, Utah Hospitality Association, St. Regis Deer Valley Resort, Quest Communications, Utah Bankers Association.
Steve served in the Utah State House of Representatives from 1992 through 1998 and on a variety of committees including Executive Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, and Courts and Corrections. Each of those committees detailed a plethora of issues where he experienced firsthand the thought process of leaders when they make their decisions. He culminated my legislative service as the Minority Whip in the House of Representatives. Steve believes that a philosophy of integrity, hard work, focus, effective communication, efficient and extensive preparation, and working cooperatively. Steve’s daughter Jamie participated in the Youthlinc Peru team in 2011.
 Dave Baugh
Dave grew up on a cattle ranch in northern Utah and still looks for opportunities to put on his cowboy boots and hat and get back to his roots. He graduated from Utah State University with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Accountancy degrees and is a Certified Public Accountant. His professional background includes service to a variety of public and private companies in many industries including the following: construction, distribution, not-for-profit, software development, mining, medical devices, manufacturing, oil and gas, and municipalities/counties. Dave has extensive experience with ERISA and Department of Labor rules and regulations. In addition to over 13 years of public accounting experience, Dave has almost 6 years hands-on experience serving as controller and treasurer of private corporations.
Dave is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Associate of Certified Public Accountants (UACPA). His served as the past president of the Northern Utah Chapter of the UACPA; is a graduate of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy; and has been a member of the Ogden Rotary Club and the Utah State University School of Accountancy Advisory Board.
Dave served as a voluntary mentor with Youthlinc’s trip to Peru during the summer of 2007 along with his daughter Madison and served a two-year voluntary church mission in Ecuador. Dave and his wife Linda are the parents of four children and live in Bountiful. Dave enjoys backpacking, camping and Dutch oven cooking.
Jason Collier
Jason L. Collier, CFP, ChFC, is a Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner with Ameriprise Financial Services in Sandy, Utah. He is a graduate of the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He is married to Lisa Collier and they have two daughters, Ava and Ari. He resides in Riverton and enjoys skiing, golf, and traveling. Jason has sponsored Youthlinc students for the past few years.
Kathleen Dibble
 Kathleen Dibble began as a high school teacher of public speaking, debate and English in California and Oregon. Bit hard by the business bug, a 25-year business administration career followed in healthcare, computer peripherals, public utilities, and large capital equipment leasing. A graduate of the University of Oregon, she subsequently received an M.B.A. from the University of Utah. After the five sets of braces, college and marriages of her five children, she was again able to return to teaching, but this time teaching high school business and computer classes. A business teacher at East High School in Salt Lake City for nine years, she helped to found the International Leadership School at East High School, which “aims to prepare students to lead and serve in a global community.” She enjoys the diverse student body of East and is proud that there are 25 East High students participating in Youthlinc international service trips in 2011.
She and husband, Steve, were 2010 Youthlinc Mexico mentors and enjoyed participating in the microenterprise committee that granted loans to seven women in a multi-generational family business. Kathleen and Steve are excited to return again to Bautista Grande with the 2011 Youthlinc team. Kathleen served previously on another non-profit board in Salt Lake City, enjoys international travel, making Quilts of Valor for wounded service personnel and quilts for other humanitarian causes, gardening, and spoiling her four grandchildren.
 Scott Leckman
Dr. Leckman is a general surgeon in private practice in Salt Lake City. He was Utah’s 2005 Doctor of the Year. He is a past President of the Utah Medical Association. In 2008, Utah Business Magazine honored him as a “Healthcare Hero”. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City.
In 2001, Dr. Leckman helped initiate the Health Access Project, a program with the mission to improve access and coordinate comprehensive health care for low-income uninsured individuals in Salt Lake County. As a result, more than 600 physicians and all nine hospitals in the county are providing free care to qualified individuals which has totaled, thus far, more than $10 million in donated health care.
Scott served for a month as a volunteer surgeon aboard the USNS Mercy in providing medical relief for survivors of the Tsunami in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. In September, 2005, he served as a volunteer physician in Mississippi, aiding victims of hurricane Katrina and in 2007, he went to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands where he treated native people of those countries.
Dr. Leckman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of RESULTS and the RESULTS Educational Fund, organizations dedicated to creating the political will to end the worst aspects of poverty.
In 1998, Dr. Leckman was the Democratic Party’s nominee for the United States Senate. He was awarded the Utah Medical Association’s Community Service Award in 1994 and again in 2004. He is a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award. In 2005, in recognition of his contribution to the community, he received the Utah Minuteman Award from the Utah National Guard. He is the father of two sons.
 Derick Loyola
Derick “retired” five years ago from the building materials business to be a full-time volunteer. He is the Past President of the Park City Sunrise Rotary Club, a third-time Big Brother with the Big Brother/Big Sister organization, a Mountain Host at Park City Mountain Resort, Park City Leadership Class 15 member, mentor for the Park City Ninos on Skis Program, an Olympic Family Volunteer and helps out at the Friends of Animals Furburbia Shelter.
Derick’s fluent Spanish helped out on the 2007 Youthlinc Alumni trip to Santa Rosa, Peru, and last year’s trip to Guatemala where he helped distribute 3,000 pair of glasses with the Hope Alliance.
After graduating from the University of Utah with an M.B.A., he worked 20 years for gypsum board manufacturers in California and Utah in sales and technical management. He served on the technical committees of ASTM and the Gypsum Association for nine years.
An aficionado of golf, snowboarding, wine, travel and fly fishing, he hopes one day to be the pack leader at home with his wife, Lidia, and the two dogs.
 Jody Leigh Osteyee
Jody Osteyee’s support of the Youthlinc philosophy and organization began as the Medical Mentor for the 2010 Mexico Team; the same year that her daughter traveled with the Peru team. Dr. Osteyee is a volunteer for Catholic Community Services, and is president-elect of the U of U College of Nursing Alumni Board. Jody earned her under graduate degree in nursing from Westminster College, her MSN from Brigham Young University, and her DNP from the University of Utah. Currently employed by Primary Children’s Medical Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Med-Surg Division, Jody’s background includes critical care, pain management, neuroscience, and rehabilitation nursing. She holds faculty positions at the University of Utah and Roseman University. The enduring and most precious aspect of Jody’s life is her family (Dave, Weston, and Molly).
John Oglesby M.D.
 John and his wife Amy both went to Skyline high school and University of Utah. Dr Oglesby went to medical school in Ohio and residency in Connecticut. He completed his Robotics training in Seattle before returning back to Salt Lake City, Utah where he is now is a board certified Ob/GYN and director of Robotic Surgery at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and vaginal reconstruction, but still delivers babies just for the joy of participating in the miracle of life!
He and Amy are proud parents of six children. Their oldest, Jessica went to Kenya with Youthlinc in 2011 where John was the team doctor. Dr Oglesby has previously done humanitarian work in Western Somoa and also migrant clinics in Ohio and Wisconsin. He currently is medical director and consultant for a midwife group serving the poor uninsured Latino population here in the valley. He is grateful to Youthlinc for adding a new dimension to service in his life.
In his spare time, he enjoys triathalon training, sword fencing, and history. Words to live by.... "Expect the unexpected. " His 2011 Youthlinc Kenya gave classic examples of this maxim with very colorful stories revolving around: "Who would have though bats could cause so much trouble?".... "Did she know she was having twins?" and "Where's the goat?” He is very much looking forward to another year of service on one of the teams.
 Kimber Parry
Kimber Parry became associated with the Youthlinc family through her son Bryce, an alum of the 2010 Peru team. After receiving her Political Science degree from UC Santa Barbara, Kimber worked for several years as a corporate paralegal in securities law in both Palo Alto, CA and Boston, MA. She also became involved in corporate event and seminar planning. Since arriving in Utah with her husband and two children, Kimber has been an active volunteer in her community. She was Chairperson of the Parley's Park Elementary School Masterpieces in Art program for two years, and also volunteered at Park City's Swaner Nature Preserve. During the past year, Kimber has become active with Youthlinc in promoting our mission in the Park City area, through fundraising efforts and public relations with the Park City media outlets and Park City High School. Kimber currently works part time at Deer Valley Resort, and enjoys spending her free time with family and friends.
 Val Petersen
Val began his Youthlinc experience with the Kenya Alum trip in May 2008 and also had the opportunity to participate in the July 2009 Peru Trip as Microenterpise mentor. On both trips he was accompanied by his wife, Diane, who is a RN at McKay Dee Hospital. He is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the Kaysville Rotary Club and had the opportunity to write the Grant Application for next years Rotary involvement in Palmeras Peru for the host rotary Club (Kaysville).
Val has always wanted to get involved in International Humanitarian Service and his experiences with Rotary and Youthlinc the last two years have been amazing. “The mission and program of Youthlinc are so compatible with my goals to see lifetime humanitarians of the rising generations while being able to do good internationally. The experiences in Africa and South America have had significant and life changing impacts on our lives.”
Val lives in South Weber where he previously served 3 terms on the City Council, is involved in community and church service. He served an LDS mission in Northern Argentina in 1972-4 and speaks “forgotten Spanish” but it started to come back after 2 weeks on the Amazon. By day he is employed as the Executive Vice President and CFO of Prime Alliance Bank and on the week-ends he enjoys ATVs, hiking slot canyons, kayaking, volleyball, and traveling.
One special interest is exploring the Mayan ruins in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatamala which he had been able to do multiple times in the last decade. He is looking forward to returning to Peru and being involved in the great things being done there, seeing friends there and be part of a new team of future Youthlinc alums.
 Paul Stringham
Paul is a member of the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) and serves on the club’s international committee. In 2006, Paul co-founded, with his son Jack, the nonprofit organization Care for Cambodia, which helps to fund Sustainable Cambodia’s wells and water-related projects. The Stringham family became involved with Cambodia when Paul’s son Jack was conducting medical research in Cambodia after completing a mission for his church. The Stringham family later visited Cambodia and recognized the immense need there, and now the entire family is active with Sustainable Cambodia’s projects.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Utah with a BA degree in communications. Since 1983, Paul has been in the real estate development business in Phoenix, and now in Salt Lake. His expertise is in the development of commercial retail and industrial properties. He has successfully master planned large projects with Costco, Walmart and other nationally recognized grocery stores.
Paul is actively involved in church and civic activities, and presently serves as chairman of the Cottonwood Boy Scout district comprising of over 1,200 boy scouts. Paul is married to his wife Kim. They have six children and live in Salt Lake City, Utah where they enjoy skiing, cycling and hiking in the Wasatch mountains.
David Wintzer
David Wintzer was born and raised in Park City, Utah. He grew up on the mountains learning to ski. He has competed on a professional level for big mountain skiing (extreme skiing) for a number of years. Although he is not competing professionally anymore the slopes still remain deep inside his heart. In the summer David enjoys playing golf and rock climbing and anything else to do with the beautiful Utah summer weather. In 2008 David graduated from Westminster College with a degree in international business. During David's time at Westminster he became involved with Youthlinc where he worked with their micro-finance team in Kenya. It was at this time that David stumbled across an idea and a country that would change his life forever. David's host family had a small business that made "banana flour," flour made out of dried green Kenyan bananas. After some research David discovered that this product was gluten-free and that banana flour had found its market within the United States. WEDO Gluten Free was born in 2009 and by March of 2011 WEDO is looking to sign some contracts with some of the biggest US grocery store chains and finally have its product available to the US market. After David's first trip with Youthlinc 4 years ago he still remains involved with the program today and he couldn't think of a better way of paying it forward than to the organization who introduced him to the future of his life...WEDO!!
 Judy Zone
Judy Zone has worked with youth all her life, as a secondary and college educator. Now as the Executive Director of the Youthlinc program, Judy still considers herself an educator -- but the topic she is teaching is service education.
She has a double major undergraduate degree in English and Journalism from Boston University, M.Ed. from the U of U, and is ABD (all but dissertation) for a PhD in Education. Judy has also worked, early in her career, in television news and production, and media promotion.
Judy is married to Dr. John Zone, chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah. They have three grown children, the youngest of whom was instrumental in developing the Youthlinc concept of bringing students to both local and international service. Her grandchildren rival Youthlinc as the greatest joy of her life. |
