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Meet the Team
Jordan Jackson
Executive Director
Jordan Jackson is a 26-year-old gay male living in Davis County, Utah. Jordan has worked extensively with the LGBTQ community in Utah since coming out in April of 2017.
Jordan has worked with LGBTQ organizations like Encircle, North Star International, and The Utah Hearth. He has been featured on the Listen, Learn, and Love Podcast and the Human Stories Podcast.
In 2023 Jordan was a recipient of Utah Business Magazine’s Living Color Award, an award honoring those who foster diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Utah.
Outside of serving the LGBTQ community, Jordan enjoys hiking, listening to music, audiobooks, and cooking. Jordan is currently an Administrative Assistant at Flourish Therapy, a therapy clinic committed to expanding access to affordable, culturally competent, evidence-based behavioral and mental health services for LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families.
Tayler Pace
Community Engagement Specialist
Tayler Pace is a 28-year old living in West Jordan, Utah. With a Master’s Degree in Social Work, he has navigated the mental health profession for nine years, working closely with at risk youth and adults, sexual assault survivors, adults with disabilities, and children on the autism spectrum.
Over the past six years, Tayler has become involved in the LGBTQ+ community. He started in 2017 as a volunteer at Encircle Provo and an office manager for Advanced Awareness Counseling. Then in 2020, he protested with the LGBTQ+ community at BYU and the LDS HQ building against the Honor Code. In 2021, he went to his first Pride march and started a research project at UVU focused determining gaps in resources for LGBTQ+ community members. That research inevitably brought Tayler to LGBTQ.UT.
As a St. George native, he enjoys anything outdoors, specifically rock climbing, going to the lake, and hiking. He likes making music, reading in his hammock, and spending time with family and friends.
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