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
Cody Lutz
Planning Project Manager
Envision Utah
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
Matthew Starley
Landscape Architect and Bioregional Planner
Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG)
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
