Leah Jaramillo is a Public Involvement Manager at David Evans and Associates and has 16 years of experience providing communication and public engagement services to a range of public sector clients in Utah. Leah has facilitated project visioning, planning, team partnering, and public engagement for projects ranging from transportation to civic engagement and community arts. […]
Aubry Bennion is a Public Involvement Manager at David Evan and Associates with 16 years of experience in state and local government coordination and community outreach. She is dedicated to guiding strategic communication processes that involve and educate stakeholders while using public input to guide groups to make cohesive decisions. She is skilled at working […]
Dennis Marker has over 25 years of real estate and community planning experience. He has a degree in geography with GIS/urban planning emphasis from Weber State University and a master’s in public administration from BYU. He’s worked with the Forest Service in Utah and Idaho as well as large and small communities in Utah where […]
Benj Becker is a vice president in the special district group at Piper Sandler, focusing on the Utah and Intermountain West markets. He works with special districts and community reinvestment areas to raise and deploy capital for public infrastructure, and consults with developers and cities regarding implementation of tax increment financing. For 10 years, Becker […]
Nan is part of the Office of Rural Development at the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah), and she works in the rural Go Utah location in Wayne County (200 miles from SLC!). Her focus at Go Utah is outreach to rural counties and businesses in the Southern part of the state, and spearheading […]
Amber Anderson manages the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Programs for the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. In this role she assists property owners in crafting appropriate rehabilitation plans for their historic properties while ensuring that they understand the application processes for the multiple financial incentive programs available to them. Prior to this position, Amber worked […]
Greg Montgomery retired as the Planning Manager of Ogden City in 2022 after 40 years of working in the planning division of Ogden. He received his bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Utah State University when punch cards where used to do site analysis and everything was hand drawn. He took to heart guest lecturer Ian […]
Paul Larsen is the Community and Economic Development Director for Brigham City, Utah. Mr. Larsen earned a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife in 1986 and a Master of Landscape Architecture in 1993, both at Utah State University. Mr. Larsen is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute and the Main Street America Institute. He is […]
Betsy Byrne, PLA is a landscape architect at the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. Betsy has worked at the RTCA for 7 years, supporting nonprofits, community groups, tribes, and government agencies to enhance their communities through recreation. Betsy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of […]
Rachel Toker is the State OHV Grant Administrator at the Utah Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Recreation. In this position she administers both the State OHV Fiscal Incentive Grant and OHV Access & Education Grant programs.
Patrick Morrison is a Program Specialist with the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation. A Utah native, he is an avid climber, fly fisher, and backpacker. Previously, he served as Trails Director for the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation advocacy group in Salt Lake City. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a Master’s […]
Tara McKee is the Program Manager at the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation. In this role, Tara administers the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant program, as well as the Recreational Trails Program from FHWA. She was involved with writing Utah’s Outdoor Recreation Vision, and has served on various recreation boards and advocacy groups. Tara holds a […]
