Melinda Bowen is the President and previous Executive Director of the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion. Melinda came to UCLI after teaching criminal law and criminal procedure at BYU Law School. Prior to teaching, she practiced at Snow Christensen & Martineau in Salt Lake City, in the white collar criminal defense and commercial litigation practice groups. She also served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Tena Campbell in the United States District Court for the District of Utah and for Judge Carolyn McHugh in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Melinda received both her B.S. and J.D. from Brigham Young University. In her free time, she loves running, reading, and doing all things outdoors, especially with her husband and four boys.