Yankton Johnson has served as CEO/general manager, assistant general manager, and HR manager at Moon Lake Electric Association for the past 13 years. He previously worked as an assistant controller for RNI, and as economic development director at the Uintah Basin Association of Governments for 7 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and […]
Brian Hulet is currently the economic development director for Payson City and a board member of Mountainland Technical College. He recently retired from the banking industry and served on the Payson City Council for six and a half years. Additionally, he has been the president of the Payson Chamber of Commerce and Historic Downtown Payson, […]
Matt Preston is the Deputy State Director for Resources for the Bureau of Land Management in Utah. Matt previously served as Field Manager for the Salt Lake Field Office (2016-2020) where his work touched all aspects of land management in northern Utah. He has also filled a variety of roles in BLM Headquarters (2011-2016; 2020-2022), […]
Tess Davis is an assistant attorney general for the State of Utah, representing Utah’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office. With Utah roots that go back many generations, Tess is passionate about the future of the Beehive State. She looks forward to continued opportunities, both professional and personal, to help promote principled resource stewardship and improve […]
Dustin Jansen is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He is originally from the New Mexico portion of the Navajo reservation until he moved up for his studies. Since 2005, Dustin has been working in Indian Law and Policy either as an attorney or tribal judge. Dustin currently serves as the director of Indian […]
Elizabeth Sodja, MNR, MCMP, is the Program Coordinator for the Gateway & Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) Initiative at Utah State University (USU) Extension. She has a decade of communications, education, and community outreach experience, and has worked with federal, state, and local government agencies. Before joining GNAR, she worked for USU’s Center for Community Engagement, […]
Ryan Clayburn is currently the assistant city manager at Roosevelt city with over 18 years of experience with the city. Helping citizens from Roosevelt and the surrounding area with special projects and finding solutions to their everyday problems. During his career at Roosevelt city, he has been a part of many departments, including water source […]
Natalie Boren, fisheries biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR), is a graduate of Mesa State University (bachelor’s) and received her master’s from Utah State University where she researched the walleye fishery at Red Fleet Reservoir. She is in her 15th year with the UDWR during which she has held numerous positions within […]
Fred Resch III is the city planner and code enforcement for Hurricane City. Fred has a master’s in public administration from Boise State University and has previously worked in city planning for Meridian and Eagle, Idaho. Since joining with Hurricane in 2021, he has helped oversee and advise the City on a variety of land […]
Brynn is the planning and zoning technician for Sandy City. In this role, Brynn restructured the short-term rental application requirements and procedures on behalf of property owners and residents. She enjoys creating user-friendly educational materials for residents who would like to obtain short-term rentals permits and working with other staff members to keep the processes […]
Christine Osborne is the Uinta and Weber basin coordinator in the Utah Division of Water Quality’s Watershed Protection Section. She believes that stakeholder engagement and the use of creative, collaborative solutions are essential to watershed health and project success. Her focus includes strategic watershed and communication planning, landscape-scale approaches to project development and implementation, and […]
Scott Bartlett is an assistant managing director at the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). He supervises several agency programs, including a statewide project to analyze and issue easements for every county road across SITLA property. He also serves on the Utah Monument Replacement & Restoration Committee, which issues grants for the perpetuation […]
