A sheriff, a state supreme court justice, a southern Utah conservationist — the three were among 12 Utah women honored Thursday at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Utah Women’s Leadership Celebration in Park City.
Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford also was honored for his work over the years to support women as independent filmmakers; and Geena Davis received special recognition for her work promote gender parity in children’s television and film.
Actor Heather Graham headlined the event, hosted by Zions Bank and Sundance Institute for the fifth year.
Here are the Utah women honored:
Pamela Atkinson • advocate for the homeless;
Lucy Cardenas • owner of Red Iguana;
Dianne James • chief human resources officer, Zions Bancorporation;
Stephenie Larsen • founder of Encircle House;
Rebecca Livermore • visual artist;
Sen. Ann Millner • State of Utah and Zions Bank advisory board member;
Patricia Morton • Dean of the University of Utah School of Nursing;
Honorable Jill Parrish • Utah Supreme Court Justice;
Virginia Pearce • director of the Utah Film Commission;
Heidi Redd • San Juan County, Utah land conservationist;
Sheriff Rosie Rivera • Salt Lake County;
Carrie Romano • CEO of the Intermountain Ronald McDonald House.
