Nancy Utoft, who for the last two years has served on the board of directors for Abria Pregnancy Resources in St. Paul, was recently named its executive director.

The center offers free medical and personal support services, and material assistance for expectant mothers.

For more than 10 years, Utoft has served as a board member of Abria and its predecessor organizations, Highland LifeCare Center and University LifeCare Center, which were located in St. Paul and Minneapolis respectively. Since 2012, Utoft has served as executive director of Senior Services Consortium of Ramsey County. Prior to that, she worked in leadership positions with US Bank, Catholic Charities and the University of St. Thomas.

Utoft and her husband, Joe, are parishioners of St. Olaf in Minneapolis.