Incoming Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez will assume official duties at the university on Sept. 17. Jeffery...: OREM — Incoming Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez will assume official duties at the university on Sept. 17. Tuminez, regional director of corporate, external and legal affairs for Microsoft in Southeast Asia, was selected the seventh president of UVU by the Utah State Board of Regents on April 20.