hs.utah.gov
May 29, 2002 Carol Sisco (801) 538-3991
Ken Stettler (801) 538-4235
Ken Stettler Named Licensing Director
Ken Stettler has been named director of the Office of Licensing in the Department of Human
Services. A 25-year DHS employee, Stettler formerly worked in the Division of YouthCorrections.?I want to make the focus of the office more customer friendly, both for the public and the
providers we license,? Stettler said.
Stettler has been involved in licensing issues for many years, first in Youth Corrections and later
when the Office of Licensing was created.
?My primary interest in licensing came from the years I spent there where I realized the
importance the office has in protecting all Human Services clients,? Stettler said. ?A lot of
children come to Utah for treatment from other states and sometimes our office is the only
agency regulating those providers.?
Stettler worked on the initial licensing of youth wilderness programs in Utah and was responsible
for licensing all youth programs statewide from 1990 until 1995.
Stettler has a master?s degree in management and youth leadership and a bachelor?s degree in
therapeutic recreation, both from Brigham Young University.
He replaces Reta Oram who retired in April.
