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August 1, 2022
Johnson, Mark

Mayor Johnson is currently serving his 2nd term as Mayor of Lehi City. He has also served 12 years as a City Council member and over 3 years on the Planning Commission. He has been a board member of two special service districts and chaired of the Timpanogos Special Service District where he served for […]

August 1, 2022
Bond, Jason

Jason Bond is a native of Pleasant Grove and currently resides in Salem with his wife, McKell, and three children. Jason received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Planning at the University of Utah and a Master of Public Administration degree at Brigham Young University. Jason started the first 5 years of his career […]

August 1, 2022
Jordan, Mikala

Mikala Jordan is a community planner at the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC). She manages various types of plans funded through the Transportation and Land Use Connection Program, which provides planning technical assistance to communities throughout the Wasatch Front region, and was the WFRC project lead on the Weber County Housing Affordability and Access Initiative. […]

August 1, 2022
Drake, Paul

Drake is the director of real estate and transit-oriented development (TOD) for the Utah Transit Authority. Paul helps the Utah Transit Authority facilitate economic development through public-private collaboration and planned investment. He has a Masters in Real Estate Development from the UofU and a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture from Utah State University.

August 1, 2022
Zook, David

David Zook was elected last year as Cache County Executive. In that role, David is the CEO of Cache County, serving in a role analogous to that of County Mayor. David’s background includes 25 years of experience at the county and city levels, including 9 years as a City Manager and 16 years in county […]

July 28, 2022
Ellsworth, Shannon

Shannon Ellsworth serves on the Provo City Council and was elected in 2019. Shannon attended Utah State University where she earned a degree in environmental planning, and later earned an MBA at Brigham Young University. She is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners. After working for civil engineering firms in Utah […]

July 28, 2022
Anderson, Justin

Justin Anderson is the Deputy Director of the Ogden City Public Services Department and a licensed professional engineer.

July 28, 2022
Goedhart, Heidi

Heidi completed her undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies and Urban Planning. She also holds a Master of City and Metropolitan Planning from the University of Utah. She specialized in Smart Growth and Transportation and has a Graduate Certificate in Urban Design. In 2013, Heidi turned in her car keys and became a full-time bicycle commuter […]

July 28, 2022
Gibson, Lyle, AICP

Lyle has been working in city planning since 2011 after graduating from the University of Utah. He was introduced to working in municipal planning as an intern with West Valley City before working as a Planner in the Salt Lake County office of Township Services until 2014. The majority of Lyle’s career to this point […]

July 28, 2022
Pace, Sherrie

Sherrie has been a land use planner in Utah for 29 years and has been with the City of North Salt Lake for 10 years. She is currently the Community Development Director. Previously she was the Community Development Director for Syracuse City, Planning & Development Services Director for Morgan County, as well a planner for […]

July 28, 2022
Budge, Wade

Wade Budge, P.C. Land use attorney and Partner, Snell and Wilmer

July 28, 2022
Allred, Paul

Paul Allred, Kaysville City Planning Commissioner. Recently retired Director of Community & Economic Development, Holladay City.

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