2021 APA Utah Fall Conference
September 9-10, 2021
Mid-valley Performing Arts Center
Taylorsville, Utah
Conference Program
The 2021 APA Utah Fall Conference is replete with topics and speakers that represent the most pressing issues facing the planning community. The conference program contains a complete agenda and brief bios on all of the speakers and presenters.
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Sessions
Speakers/Presenters
Speakers listed alphabetically by last name.
= Keynote

Robert Allen
Programming Manager
Mountainland Association of Governments


Amber Anderson
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Coordinator
Utah State Historic Preservation Office


Nan Anderson
Office of Rural Development at the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah)


Dave Anderson
Community and Economic Development Director
Spanish Fork City


Terrah Anderson
Budget and Policy Analyst
Governor's Office of Planning and Budget


Seth Arens
Research Scientist
Western Water Assessment


Harry Barber
Paria River District Manager
Bureau of Land Management


Keith Bartholomew
Associate Dean
University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning


Scott Bartlett
Assistant managing director
Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA)


Bill Baum
Senior Project Director
SIRQ Construction


Ryan Beck
Vice President of Planning
Envision Utah


Aubry Bennion
Public Involvement Manager
David Evan and Associates


Morgan Bessaw
Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning
City of Caldwell


Julie Bjornstad
Senior Transportation Planner
Wasatch Front Regional Council


Jeff Brown
Fleet & Supply Operations Manager
Idaho National Laboratory


Wade Budge
Land use attorney and partner
Snell and Wilmer


Betsy Byrne
Landscape Architect
National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA)


Craig Call
Executive Director
Utah Land Use Institute


James Carpentier
Director State and Local Government Affairs
International Sign Association


Brian Carver
Community & Economic Development, Bear River Association of Governments


Sean Conroy
Community Development Director
Mapleton City


Zac Covington
Senior Regional Planner
Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG)


Brad Cramer
Campus Master Planner
Idaho National Laboratory


Thomas Dansie
Director of Community Development
Town of Springdale


Tess Davis
Assistant Attorney General
State of Utah


Brad Davis
Code Compliance Inspector
City of Saratoga Springs


Paul Drake
Director of Real Estate and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
Utah Transit Authority


Larry Echohawk
Special counsel and advisor to the Governor and to the Attorney General of the State of Utah for Indian affairs

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Joanna Endter-Wada
Professor & WaterMAPS Program Director, Utah State University TBD, selected GWS Community Team participant for November workshop
Utah State University


Mike Eriksson
Area Manager
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands


Dejan Eskic
Senior Research Fellow
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute


Reid Ewing, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah


Todd Ferrario
Director - Weber County Parks, Recreation and Shooting Sports
Weber County Parks and Recreation


Kaden Figgins
Director, Planning & Economic Development
Garfield County


Thaine Fischer
Managing Partner
FISCHER REGAN ENTERPRISES, LLC | THE MONARCH


Joseph Flores
Fire Management Officer (FMO)
Ashley National Forest


John Foster
Curator of collections
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum


Tiger Funk
Vice President of Campus Operations
Southern Utah University


Alyssa Gamble
Moderate Income Housing Program Manager
Housing Community Development Division of the Department of Workforce Services


Dan Gunn
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Kanab Field Office


Joe Hadley
Roads Director
Weber County Roads Department


Clint Harper
Advanced Air Mobility Community Advocate
Harper4D Solutions


Emily Hawley
Division Planner
Utah Department of Natural Resources Forestry, Fire & State Lands


Keith Heaton
Executive Director
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition


Scott Hess
Community and Economic Development Director
North Ogden City


Dillon Hoyt
Resource Management Plan Program Manager
Utah's Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO)

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Lori Hunter
Assistant Planner
Valley County Idaho Planning and Zoning


Mike Hyde
Research consultant
Utah Public Lands Policy Coordination Office


Olivia Jaramillo
Strategic Leadership Consultant and a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Specialist

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Braden Jensen
Director of Government Affairs
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation


Camille Johnson
Director of Community and Partner Relations
Utah Office of Tourism


Mike Johnson
Community & Economic Development Director
City of Cottonwood Heights.


Yankton Johnson
CEO/general manager, assistant general manager, and HR manager
Moon Lake Electric Association


Ben Johnson
AVP Facilities Management
Southern Utah University


Marcie Jones
Attorney
Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman


Mikala Jordan
Community Planner
Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)


Jordan Katcher
Initiatives Facilitator
Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Program


Tim Keane
Director of Planning and Development Services
City of Boise, Idaho


Erik Kingston
Housing Resources Coordinator
Idaho Housing and Finance Association


Hailey Kirlin
Planning Technical Support
Utah Division of Water Resources


Kelly Kopp
Professor and Extension Specialist
Plants, Soils & Climate department at Utah State University


GJ LaBonty
Manager of Customer Experience
Utah Transit Authority


Adam Lankford
Vice President of Development
Wasatch Residential Group


Paul Larsen
Community and Economic Development Director
Brigham City


Blake Leonelli
Public Sector Solutions, Manager
Waste Management Of Utah


Leon Letson
Community Planning Manager
Ada County Development Services


Claudia Loayza
Planning Policy & Engagement Coordinator
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs


Jess Lucero
Chair of the Social Work Department
Utah State University


Anna Maki
Park City Transportation Planning team


Kade Marquez
Transit Coordinator
Greater Idaho Falls Transit


Alan Matheson
Executive Director
Point of the Mountain State Land Authority


Don Matson
Planning Services Manager
City of Chubbuck


Christy McBride
Ogden City Arts, Culture and Events Division Manager
Ogden City


Trever McIntyre
Long Term Community Recovery Program Coordinator IA
Utah Department of Emergency Management


Tara McKee
Program Manager
Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation


Jim McNulty
Planning & Economic Development Manager
Santa Clara City


Mark Miller
Principal Engineer
Wasatch Civil Consulting Engineering


Maranda Miller
Post-Disaster Mitigation Coordinator
The Utah Division of Emergency Management


Dusty Monks
Oil and Gas Liaison
Utah Office of Energy Development


Tippe Morlan
Senior/Long Range Planner
City of Saratoga Springs


Vince Olcott
Director, Landscape Architecture
MHTN Architects


Christina Oliver
Director of the Housing Community Development Division
Department of Workforce Services


Jay Olsen
County Water and Land Conservation Manager
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food


Andrea Olson
Planning Director
Utah Department of Transportation


Christine Osborne
Uinta and Weber basin coordinator
Utah Division of Water Quality's Watershed Protection Section


Jamie Park
Vice President
Weber County Heritage Foundation


Jonathan Parry
Assistant General Manager
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District


Grace Patrick
Shared Stewardship Coordinator
Utah's Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands


Scott Perkes
Community Development Director
North Logan City


Jake Powell
GNAR Initiative Lead/ Associate Professor/ Extension Specialist- Utah State University


Matt Preston
Deputy State Director for Resources
Bureau of Land Management


Zach Renstrom
General Manager
Washington County Water Conservancy District


Jeanne Riley
Environmental Engineer and Manager
Utah Division of Water Quality’s General Permitting Section


Dallis Rohde
Of Counsel
Buchalter’s Portland and Salt Lake City offices


Alex Roy
Assistant Transportation Planning Manager
Park City


Danya Rumore
Director
Wallace Stegner Center Environmental Dispute Resolution Program, University of Utah


Meg Ryan
Senior Land Use Manager
Utah League of Cities & Towns


Betsy Sachs
Host Compliance Western Territory Manager
Granicus - Host Compliance


Logan Sand
Community Planning Section Chief
FEMA Region 8


Candace Schaible
Water Conservation Coordinator
Utah Division of Water Resources


Rachel Shilton
River basin planning manager
Utah Division of Water Resources


Dan Smith
Planner and Landscape Architect
MHTN


Todd Stonely
Assistant Director
Utah Division of Water Resources


Kelly Stowell
Executive Director
Center for Education, Business, and the Arts, (CEBA)


Mark Stratford
General Counsel
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District


Phil Suiter
Storm Water Engineer
Ogden City Engineering


Rob Terry
Statewide Land Use Training Director
State of Utah


Bryan Thiriot
Executive Director of Five County Association of Governments


Flint Timmins
Destination Development Lead
Utah Office of Tourism


Rachel Toker
State OHV Grant Administrator
Utah Department of Natural Resource's Division of Recreation


Kathy Tolleson
District Manager
Associated General Contractors of Utah (AGC)


Ryan Wallace
Associate Principal and Urban Design Director
MHTN


Daniel Wayne
Community Planning Director
Mountainland Association of Governments


Rick Webster
Project Specialist
Utah Division of Water Resources


Mike West
Planning Division Manager
Lehi City


Mike West
Planning Division Manager
Lehi City


Nate Wiberg
Senior Planner
Five County Association of Governments


Jason Wolf
GIS Program Manager
Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office


Maverick Yeh
Assistant city planner
Cottonwood Heights City Government
