Congratulations to Shop SLC Member, Olivia Jaramillo, the Director of Public Outreach for Equality Utah for being named one of Utah’s 40 Over 40! The Utah 40 Over 40 is an organization on a mission. They are focused on celebrating women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond! One in every four Americans is a woman over the age of 40 and representation of their success matters!

This honor is well deserved by Jaramillo for her incredible work with our MyCommunity partner, Equality Utah. She was born and raised in Mexico. She’s a retired United States Air Force Veteran, where she served on tours to Iraq, Europe, and humanitarian missions into Africa. In 2016 she was one of the first individuals nationwide to legally change her name and gender marker while still serving on Active Duty. She has worked in furthering DEI efforts for several companies and Organizations including the VIVINT, Qualtrics, Dominion Energy, Zions Bank, and Adobe. She is a Commissioner on the Salt Lake City Human rights Commission, a member of the YWCA’s Public Policy Committee, and was a political candidate in 2020. She currently lives in Salt Lake City with her son Oliver.

If you see Olivia Jaramillo around the halls, be sure to congratulate her on this amazing honor!

About Equality Utah: Equality Utah, an IRS 501(c)(4) organization, is the state’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. Equality Utah leads efforts for LGBTQ civil rights at the state and local levels by: sponsoring LGBTQ legislation and opposing negative bills; lobbying elected officials; building coalitions; and empowering individuals and organizations alike to engage in the legislative process.

Yearly during the election cycle, Equality Utah publishes a voter guide full of candidates who elect to take our survey on LGBTQ issues, and assigns them a score based on their responses. From that guide, the Equality Utah PAC endorses specific candidates who are champions for equality.