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

Amber Anderson
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Programs for the 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


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


Aubry Bennion
Public Involvement Manager
David Evan and Associates


Jason Boal
Certified Planner (AICP) and Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
Snell & Wilmer


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)


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

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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


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


Dan Gunn
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Kanab Field Office


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


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


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


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


Jess Lucero
Chair of the Social Work Department
Utah State University


Alan Matheson
Executive Director
Point of the Mountain State Land Authority


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


Andrea Olson
Planning Director
Utah Department of Transportation


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


Zach Renstrom
General Manager
Washington County Water Conservancy District


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


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


Dan Smith
Planner and Landscape Architect
MHTN


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


Mark Stratford
General Counsel
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District


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


Ryan Wallace
Associate Principal and Urban Design Director
MHTN


Mike West
Planning Division Manager
Lehi City


Jason Wolf
GIS Program Manager
Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office
