Brittany Karzen
The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole has hired Brittany Karzen to the newly created position of program director of public outreach and transparency. Karzen most recently was communications and public policy director at Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Before that, she worked at Utah Department of Health, R&R Partners and Edison International. Karzen plans to implement communication strategies that include regular updates, community forums and digital platform expansion to broaden the board’s outreach efforts. Karzen’s education includes earning a master’s degree in mass communications from Brigham Young University.