The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board, which offers opinions and analyses of the everyday challenges impacting Utahns, is welcoming three new community members.
The three — who were selected from a pool of nearly 200 applicants — will serve one-year terms on the editorial board.
The Tribune is also launching a pilot program in which Utahns who are interested in discussing the state’s top issues and stories can meet virtually with each other. Leaders from The Tribune and the editorial board will be present at these meetings to take notes and bring ideas back to the newsroom. The hope is that this becomes a space for folks to come together and discuss — respectfully — those topics they see as critical to Utah’s future success, just as the editorial board does.
If you’d like to be invited to these monthly meet ups, let us know via this form and we will send you an invitation.
Here are the individuals joining The Tribune’s editorial board, which is chaired by Tribune board chairman Tom Love.
(Sylvia Newman) Sylvia Newman lives in Ogden and works with Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG).
Sylvia Newman
A native of Ogden, Sylvia Newman has been an avid newspaper reader since she was 6 years old — and a political junkie since the Carter/Ford election. Her first foray into the opinion pages was a letter to the Ogden Standard-Examiner when she was 14, advocating for the building of the Ogden Mall.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Brigham Young University and later earned her master’s degree in composition and rhetoric at Utah State University. She retired this year from Weber State University after 31 years, with 21 years spent as an instructor of writing and literature. She currently channels her passion for politics and writing into her job with Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG), helping women write and publish opinion pieces.
She is thrilled to be a new member of The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board and looks forward to engaging with her new colleagues on weighty issues and ideas.
(McKay Jensen) McKay Jensen lives in Utah County and works for the Alpine School District.
McKay Jensen
McKay Jensen grew up as part of a farming family in Sanpete County, but has spent a majority of his life in Utah County. He and his wife are the proud parents of twin daughters.
Professionally, McKay works at the intersection of technology and education. He has previously served as the Chair of the Board of Trustee for Mountainland Technical College, President of the Provo Board of Education and President of the Utah School Boards Association. He is an employee of Alpine School District.
McKay values informed civic dialogue and believes the editorial board plays a vital role in shaping it. He’s seen firsthand how policy decisions affect families, educators and communities, and he wants to ensure those perspectives are represented in statewide discussions.
(Trina Eyring) Trina Eyring is the Executive Vice President and Director of Recruiting for Zions Bancorporation.
Trina Eyring
Trina Eyring is Executive Vice President and Director of Recruiting for Zions Bancorporation. Prior to working in the recruiting industry, Trina worked in the radio business as the morning show producer and on-air personality on KALL-910.
Trina holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Utah and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources designation. She is also certified in the Science of Happiness at Work through the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley.
She is currently a Board Member of the Intermountain Health Community Care Foundation, prior board member of the YWCA of Utah — where she was Board Chair from 2023-2023 — and the Talent Ready Utah Board. She is a member of the local chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
Trina’s corporate and nonprofit roles have taught her to analyze systemic challenges — from gaps in rural healthcare to economic insecurity among working families — and to champion evidence-based solutions, such as funding impactful nonprofits and expanding mental-health support.
Read more about the editorial board, its role and its current members.
Utahns are invited to share their perspective via an op-ed or letter to the editor. While we encourage Utahns from all walks of life to submit, we work to ensure that submissions help us reach our goals to strengthen civic discourse, fight polarization and solve problems. We welcome ideas in multiple formats and will consider essays, illustrations, videos and other proposals.
Please note that all submitted op-eds are considered at the editor’s discretion, and publication is not guaranteed. Those interested should review our guidelines before submitting.
