Personal Bio

Garlan was born and raised in Puyallup, WA. After finishing high school he enrolled for a summer semester at Brigham Young University, after which he served an LDS mission to Indianapolis, Indiana from Sept. 2002 until Sept. of 2004. Upon returning home Garlan re-enrolled at BYU where he studied Communications and Business.

He finished his degree in April 2010, getting married that same month to Amanda Hadley, from Connell, WA. They have two daughters- Emma (4) and Sophia (2), with another girl due the first week of May. They currently live in Springville, UT.

After graduating from BYU Garlan took a job at a startup company in south Provo who specialize in selling websites and software to lighting showrooms. He started out as a customer service rep. and within two years worked his way up to company Controller, as well as handling all HR responsibilities. After two and a half years there Garlan applied for and accepted a position in October of 2013 with BYU in their Purchasing & Travel dept. as an accountant, a position he currently holds. He has served on numerous committees within the department, i.e. for a website redesign, a wellness initiative, and for internal process improvements.

Garlan is currently enrolled in the Executive Masters of Public Administration program through BYU. He enjoys sports (particularly basketball), writing, reading (history, non-fiction), camping/outdoors, and has recently picked up turkey hunting. His favorite book is Tom Sawyer, favorite movie is Monty Python's Holy Grail, and favorite athlete is Larry Bird. He hopes to one day own his own motor-home and travel the country visiting historical sites with his family.