JARED JACKSON RECEIVES QUARTERLY OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Jared Jackson is the Mine Manager for the Simplot Vernal Phosphate Mine.  He started working for Simplot in 2008 and has been the Vernal Mine Manager since 2018. 
 
Jared also started serving on the Chamber Board in 2018 and has been a Board member for 4 years, and the Chamber President for about 15 months.  Jared enjoys partnering with the Chamber and appreciates how the Chamber supports businesses in the area and helps them know how they can best support and serve the community.  Jared serves on the Founders Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship at USU Uintah Basin, and is a Board member and Vice President of the Utah Mining Association. 
 
One of the aspects of being the Mine Manager for Simplot that Jared enjoys the most, is being able to represent Simplot while serving the community.  Simplot donates to events and fundraisers throughout the year, but some of Jared’s favorites include:
 Cooking fries and handing them out to everyone at Holly Days (around 3,000 - 4,000 pounds of French fries!) Bidding on trees at the Trees for Charity fundraiser Allowing employees to buy Simplot food products and then donating that money to Charitable Friends of Ashley Valley and United Way (Simplot also matches the money raised from employees) Sponsoring the Uintah High School Track Team to travel to the Simplot Games and then volunteering at the Simplot Games Working with all the great schools in the area from USU and UBTech, to interviewing Sterling Scholars at the high school, to giving mining presentations to 4th graders Boosting earnings for the kids at the Junior Livestock Show and supporting FFA  
Jared feels very fortunate to live and work in the Uintah Basin and appreciates how well the community supports Simplot and all the other great businesses in our area.
 
The Public Relations Committee of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to present the well-deserved Quarterly Outstanding Public Service Award to Jared Jackson.