In 2018, after 15 years in corporate America, Amelia Powers Gardner brought her vision, innovation and leadership to County Government when she was elected as the Utah County Clerk/Auditor. Amelia began by building her leadership team, starting with Government Policy Expert, Attorney, and Marine Veteran, Josh Daniels, who she tapped as her Chief Deputy Clerk/Auditor.

This dynamic duo got to work analyzing the operational functions of the office, identifying opportunities to improve services and do it more efficiently. They quickly identified two areas that were begging for out-of-the-box innovation: Marriage Licenses and Elections.