Women may soon be the majority on the Utah alcohol commission
Gov. Cox appoints Jennifer Tarazon, a communication director for AARP Utah, and Natalie Randall, a state tourism director, to the DABC board.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Customers line up for the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
| April 23, 2021, 7:06 p.m.
On Friday, Gov. Spencer Cox named two women to the sometimes controversial board that oversees liquor sales and licensing in Utah.
That is likely a first for the high-profile board.
Increasing diversity on Utah’s boards and commission is a key part of the 500-day plan of the Cox-Henderson administration, according to a news release announcing appointments for more than four dozen state boards and commissions, including the DABC.