Festival Feature: Donna Law Appointed Executive Director of Utah Dept. of Cultural and Community Engagement

The Utah Shakespeare Festival would like to congratulate former Festival employee Donna Law on her new position as Executive Director of Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.

Appointed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Law began this new position on January 3. She most recently served as the Associate Vice President of Community and Government Relations at Southern Utah University.

“I am thrilled with this new opportunity to support arts, museums, libraries, STEM, volunteerism, and other community building programs all across the state of Utah,” Law said.

Formerly at the Festival, Law served as Director of Communications and Marketing. Other positions at SUU included Executive Director of Development and Government Relations and Development Director.

Pursuing her passion for the arts, Law also spent time as Managing Director of the Orlando Shakespeare Company and Director of Development of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

SUU President Mindy Benson noted that “her extraordinary dedication and passion for furthering the arts and elevating communities everywhere will bless our entire state.”

Law indeed blessed the Festival during her time, helping to bring about the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts. She also served as a board member of Cedar City’s RAP Tax Arts Committee and Vice President of the Shakespeare Theatre Association.

Ultimately, all of Law’s work reflects back to her goal of furthering and supporting the arts, and her passion for such began in 1993, when she began volunteering right here at the Festival.

“My true passion for the arts and skills in arts administration began at SUU and the Utah Shakespeare Festival,” Law said.

Visit utah.gov and here to read more about Law’s new appointment.