about us
ASSIST Inc is an independent non-profit Community Design Center founded in 1969 by the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Utah and the Utah Society of the American Institute of Architects. For over 45 years ASSIST has been providing architectural design, community planning and development assistance to non-profit and community groups, and housing and accessibility design assistance to low income households or persons with disabilities.
ASSIST operates an Emergency Home Repair (EHR) program in twelve cities and the unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County and provides Accessibility Design Assistance throughout the State of Utah.
Contact us
218 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
| Office hours: | 8:00 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday |
| Phone: | (801) 355-7085 |
| Fax: | (801) 355-7086 |
| Email: | info@assistutah.org |
Staff
Roger Borgenicht, Executive Director
David Woodman, Housing Director
Heidi Goedhart, Office Manager
Nicole Zinnanti, Design Intern
Board
David R. Fitzsimmons, President
Mary Ann Cowen, Vice President
Ann Floor, Secretary
Antonia Vazquez, Treasurer
Erik Strindberg
Robert Young, PE, LEED AP
Marti Mitchell
Emergency Home Repair
Citizens Advisory Board
Mary Allen
Marion Beckstead
Kathy Markham
Anastacio Martinez
Mark Smith
Margaret Thomas
Sally Wheatley