Hi, I’m Craig

We’re very excited to be rolling out our new blog, and as part of that roll out, we will be introducing ourselves to you!

I’m Craig Janis, and I’m the Executive Director of Utah Common Values. I love working for UCV because it gives me the opportunity to get to know so many of the wonderful politically moderate and progressive members of the LDS Church throughout the state. Take a look at some of the profiles that we’ve posted so far — these people are incredible, and getting to know them is absolutely the best part of my job.

Here are a few things to know about me:

• I was born in Utah, but spent most of my youth in California and Texas. I’ve been a Utah resident again since I started my undergraduate studies at BYU in 2002. I finished my degree in Political Science in 2008, and then graduated with my law degree from BYU in April of 2011.
• I was a missionary in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 2003-2005. Like any good missionary should be, I’m convinced that my mission was full of the most kind-hearted, spiritually-blessed, and generally amazing people in the world.
• I’m married to Kaity, who will be profiled here soon since she does all of UCV’s photography, and we have two wonderful sons, Mason and Charlie.
• When I’m not doing work for UCV, I’m the owner of Fubeca Studio and Creatv.ly, the CTO/CPO of Kanon Foundation, the Chair of the Outreach Committee for the LDS Democrats Caucus, and the co-author  of a book about Brazil (what else?).
• Back when I used to have free time, I enjoyed reading, running, traveling, cooking, and crafting with Kaity.

Thanks for taking the time to meet me! Watch the blog for upcoming profiles of the rest of the UCV crew.

Posted on December 13, 2011 in News, UCV News.