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March 21, 2023
Torres, Tyler

Tyler is a recent graduate of the University of Utah’s Master of City & Metropolitan Planning program. He moved to Utah as a child and has grown up with a love for natural places across the West as well as the communities in them. Tyler has a professional focus on multimodal transportation planning, where he […]

March 21, 2023
2026 Spring Conference
Maki, Anna

Anna Maki is a Transportation Planner for Park City Municipal Corporation, where she focuses on advancing active transportation and neighborhood safety. Her work includes planning and implementing bicycle and pedestrian improvements such as multi-use pathways, traffic calming, and crosswalk safety guidelines. She also leads data collection and evaluation efforts to inform project design and measure […]

March 21, 2023
Stonely, Todd

Todd has worked for the Utah Division of Water Resources since 1998. He started his career as a civil engineer in the River Basin Planning Section and eventually became the section’s manager. Todd was also the manager of the Project Funding Section for a few years and is currently the Assistant Director of the division’s […]

March 21, 2023
Shilton, Rachel

Rachel Shilton has dedicated her career to environmental engineering in both the private and public sectors. She advocates for responsible water use and is dedicated to proactively water planning for Utah’s future. Rachel graduated from the University of Utah in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer. She is the river basin planning manager […]

March 21, 2023
Patrick, Grace

Grace Patrick is the Shared Stewardship Coordinator with Utah’s Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands. After receiving her JD from Vermont Law School, Grace came to Utah and started working for Park City Municipal Corporation in the City Attorney’s Office practicing municipal law. She then began her work in natural resource management and hazardous […]

March 21, 2023
Eriksson, Mike

Mike Eriksson graduated from USU in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree of Science in Forestry and a minor in Spanish. He has worked for the US Forest Service, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. Over the past 27 years of Mike’s career, he has had some wonderful […]

March 21, 2023
Flores, Joseph

Joe started his fire career with the USFS on the Payette National Forest in 1994 on an engine crew. Since then, he has worked for the Bureau of Land Management as a Fuels Crew Leader, US Fish and Wildlife as a District Assistant FMO, and National Park Service at Dinosaur NM as the Fire Management […]

March 21, 2023
Rasmussen, Andy

Andy is a project manager and facilitator with The Langdon Group in Salt Lake City, Utah. Andy’s work includes over seven years working with federal and state lawmakers and agencies in natural resource policy. Andy draws on a breadth of experience in multiple industries, where he has focused on collaborative processes, stakeholder engagement, planning, environmental […]

August 23, 2022
Lindquist, Kelsey

Kelsey Lindquist has worked for Salt Lake City for nearly eight years and is currently a planning manager. Kelsey manages a team of planners focused on addressing equity issues within Salt Lake City Land Use Policy. Kelsey’s team is currently working on implementing the Downtown Plan through the Downtown Building Height and Street Activation Text […]

August 19, 2022
Brown, Erica

For over 20 years, Erica Brown has been a noteworthy leader in the nonprofit space. You may know her from her work as the chief marketing officer at Thanksgiving Point. Erica has been honored by many organizations for her work in marketing including Utah Business magazine’s “Women to Watch” and “40 Under 40” awards. She […]

August 17, 2022
Carpentier, James

James Carpentier is currently the Director State and local Government Affairs with the International Sign Association. In this capacity James works with and educates local officials and planners in the creation of beneficial and enforceable sign regulations. Prior to that James was the principal of Carpentier Consulting LLC where he specialized in sign variances, entitlements […]

August 15, 2022
Kopp, Kelly

Kelly is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Plants, Soils & Climate department at Utah State University, where her research efforts are focused on landscape water conservation and sustainable turf grass management. She serves on the Board of Directors of USU’s Center for Water Efficient Landscaping and is board member and past president of […]

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