Alan Hansen(II)
- Actor
Alan's only movie, "2 Catch 2", was as a child actor in a film produced
by his father, Russell H. Hansen. This film was made on a shoestring
budget by LDS Church members in an attempt to make a family friendly
film, akin to Disney. The movie premier on November 20, 1979 and played
to movie houses throughout the Western United States. It later was
aired numerous times on television, including HBO. Alan Drew Hansen was
born in Provo, Utah on November 8, 1964. He is the youngest child of
Russell and Ramona Hansen. Alan has 6 older siblings (Pennie, Grant,
Mark, Tom, Gayle, and James). Alan lived in Orem, Utah until he was 14,
where he attended Cascade Elementary School and Orem Junior High
School. Alan spent his summers during his teenage years as a guide
running the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in Arizona,
Cataract Canyon in Utah, and the Salmon River in Idaho. He graduated
with honors from Spanish Fork High School in 1983. He served an LDS
mission to Madrid, Spain. He then married his high school sweetheart,
Mary Lyn Stewart, in the Jordan River Temple in October of 1985. They
have three children: Andrew, Christian, and Joshua. Alan graduated with
a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology from Brigham Young
University. He was also just two classes from a double major in
Computer Science. Additionally, he holds an MBA from the University of
Utah where he graduated with honors (Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa
Phi). He has been a director and vice president of software development
at such companies as WordPerfect, Novell, Intelogis, and Campus
Pipeline. He changed from software engineering management to product
management in 2001. He is a vice president in the product management
department at Ellucian, a software company servicing higher education.
Alan is completely committed to his wife and children. Since a very
young age, his goals have always been centered around preparing to be
and then being the best husband and father that he can. It is the
reason for his being. Alan is very active in and committed to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is serves as the Bishop
of the Valley View 11th Ward in the Salt Lake Holladay North Stake.