Darlene Batatian, State Geologist of Utah

Darlene Batatian has been named Utah State Geologist and director of the Utah Geological Survey, as successor to Bill Keach who held the position since 2019. She had been serving as Deputy Director since last year. She began her career working for USGS and has been in consulting, as well as Salt Lake County Geologist from 1998 to 2006. She received her geology undergrad from UC Santa Cruz, and a master’s from Idaho State. Welcome, Darlene!