Teri Newell
Teri Newell is Deputy Director, Planning and Investment for the Utah Department of Transportation. Teri was named Deputy Director in April 2018 to help guide the department as it moves to address issues relating to Utah’s growing population, advances in technology and the evolution of the transportation industry. Prior to her role as deputy director Teri served as UDOT’s Region Three director for five years and was responsible for the construction and maintenance of state roads in Utah, Juab, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah and Daggett Counties. Before heading up Region Three Teri spent 10 years taking Mountain View Corridor from a concept, through the environmental process, to completion of the initial phases. Prior to joining UDOT, Teri was the Operations Director for Salt Lake County and held other positions in the private sector. She is a native of Iowa and received her Civil Engineering Degree from Iowa State University.
