Dan Lofgren is a successful
business owner, involved parent of school-aged children and a long-time
community
leader. Dan has proven himself to be a bold and effective advocate for
schools and the community and has distinguished himself in public service.
Based on
experience as a successful businessman and having served as chair or vice
chair of several significant public
institutions, including the Utah Housing Corporation, Utah Quality Growth
Commission, Salt Lake County Housing Authority and SITLA, Dan is particularly
well qualified to fulfill the role of oversight of the district budget,
which runs well over half of a billion dollars annually.
Dan currently serves the education community
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the School and Institutional
Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), along with engagement in several
other civic or public organizations.
Dan was raised in the East Mill Creek
area and has raised his family there. He is a graduate of Olympus High
School and the University of Utah. Dan and his wife Deena have a son
currently attending Wasatch Jr., a son and a daughter at Skyline High
School and a son who graduated from Skyline and has just finished his
freshman year at BYU.
Dan has served on the Skyline Community
Council and Deena has been PTA president at both the elementary and
junior high level. Dan has served on several other community-based boards
and committees where he has consistently been a champion for our schools
and our neighborhoods.
Professional Experience
President, Cowboy Partners and
Cowboy Properties - Dan is the founder and CEO of this Holladay-based
real estate development and property management organization with operations
in five western states.
Dan’s prior experience
includes over 20 years as an executive with Prowswood Companies where he
was president
for 13 years, before creating Cowboy Partners and its sister company
Cowboy Properties.
Current Civic Involvement
Trustee,
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration for Utah
Vice Chair,
Envision
Utah Steering Committee – Private coalition of business and civic
leaders recognized nationally for exemplary processes for achieving
public consensus on quality of life and growth related issues
Executive Committee, Pioneer
Theater Company Board of Directors – Regional professional
theater
Director, Utah
Community Development Corporation Board of Directors – Not-for-profit
affordable housing developer
Trustee,
Valley Services - Employment organization for clients of Valley Mental
Health, the public health agency
Prior
Civic Involvement
Skyline High School
Community Council 2005 - 2007
Utah Quality Growth
Commission – Governor appointed panel advising state government
on growth related issues and administering state land conservation fund, Chair,
2003 – 2007; Commissioner 1999 - 2003
Salt Lake County Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners, Chair, 2003-2006; Commissioner
2001-2003
Utah Housing Corp.
Board of Trustees Vice Chair, 2004 & 2005, Trustee,
1997 - 2005
Governor’s
Critical
Lands Conservation Committee,
1997-1999
Governor's Task Force
on Affordable Housing (Utah), 1993 & 1994
Federal Home Loan
Bank of Seattle Affordable Housing Advisory Council, Chair-1993,
Member 1992 – 94 and 2003 - 2006
