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UDOT Commissioner Rhonda Menlove to resign in May to focus on family and church service
Summary
Commissioner Rhonda Menlove told the commission she will resign in May to spend more time with family and on church service; commissioners praised her service and UDOT leadership expressed appreciation.
At the start of the March 28 Utah Department of Transportation commission meeting, Commissioner Rhonda Menlove announced she will resign from the commission in May to focus on family and church service.
“I will be, leaving the board, resigning from the commission in May, and I'm doing it with, a great deal of sadness,” Menlove said. She described wanting to spend more time with grandchildren and to serve locally in her church: “we're going to do some local service, in in, in the temple. And we, have a bunch of grandkids…and we want to spend a lot more time with them.”
Commissioners offered personal remarks and appreciation during multiple rounds of comments. UDOT Executive Director Carlos Preceros called Menlove “an amazing leader” and thanked her for “thoughtful guidance” to the agency. Commissioners cited her legislative record and work on education and accessibility initiatives; several characterized her as a mentor and described a planned luncheon after the commission’s May meeting to recognize her service.
The commission did not take any formal action on the resignation at the March meeting beyond accepting Menlove’s announcement; members discussed transition logistics and their appreciation for her contributions to UDOT and state transportation policy.
