YWCA Utah selects Provo native as its new CEO

YWCA Utah announced Liz Owens, “a longtime social justice advocate,” as the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer Thursday.Owens, from Provo, is currently the executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, where’s she been since March. She will begin her new role with the YWCA April 6.“I am honored to become part of the YWCA and look forward to leading this wonderful organization in its next chapter,” Owens said in a news release. “I