Reid Ewing, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, Distinguished Research Chair for Resilient Places, associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, and columnist for Planning magazine. He holds master’s degrees in Engineering and City Planning from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Urban Planning […]
Clint Harper combines 25-years of aviation experience with a passion for urban design and community involvement. An Air Force veteran, Clint’s military roles spanned aircraft dispatch, airport operations, and airport, heliport, & UAV facility planning. After his military service, Clint pursued his interest in community and the built environment by earning a Master’s in City […]
Michael Maloy, AICP, Planning Director for Herriman City, has approximately 25 years of professional planning experience in urban and suburban communities. In addition to serving on the APA Utah Executive Committee, Michael has presented at local and national planning conferences, published numerous articles and book reviews, and personally mentored dozens of urban planning students. Michael […]
McKenna Marchant is the Program Manager for the Local Administrative Advisor program at the Utah League of Cities and Towns, where she pairs big-picture policy thinking with practical, roll-up-your-sleeves problem solving. She previously managed Utah’s $407M Private Activity Bond Program and has led initiatives in affordable housing, rural planning, and community development across the state. […]
Mark McGrath, AICP, is a planner for the city of Taylorsville and an associate instructor at the University of Utah Department of City and Metropolitan Planning. Prior to his appointment with Taylorsville in 2000, he served as the city planner for the city of Midvale for nine years. Mark is a graduate of the University […]
Marcie is an attorney for the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman. She is a total nerd and loves all topics related to land use law. Her background includes a Masters in Planning, AICP certification, and work as a public and private city planner. She has a great interest in wider sidewalks, well-placed traffic-calming measures, […]
David Petersen, AICP, has been the Community Development Director for Farmington City since 1994. Mr. Petersen received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Utah in 1986 and a Master’s Degree in Planning from the University of Tennessee in 1992. After graduation he worked for the MPO for the City of Wichita Falls, […]
Jim Price began work for Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) in 1999 and is Senior Planner/Project Manager, where he facilitates complex inter-agency planning and infrastructure development within Utah, Wasatch, and Summit Counties. His specialty, Active Transportation, is way too much fun to be a real job. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and […]
Jon is the Director of the Transportation Division for Salt Lake City, leading a dynamic group of professionals who are actively working to create a more safe, sustainable, multi-modal, and human-scaled transportation system. Prior to joining the City, Jon lead the technical group at the Wasatch Front Regional Council that provided forecasting, modeling, and data […]
Francis Xavier Lilly grew up in the Salt Lake Valley, attended Judge Memorial Catholic High School, and went to the University of Utah — twice! He has a BS of Urban Planning and a Master’s of Public Administration. Ever since he was a kid, he wanted to be involved in government and urban planning. He […]
Todd began working with the League in 2020 as a land use consultant. He is now working with ULCT as a legal analyst. Todd is a graduate of Logan High School, Utah State University and the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. He has practiced with the Salt Lake Area law firm of […]
John M. Janson graduated from the University of Utah in 1975 with a degree in Geography. He received a Master of City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University in 1977. Having worked as a consultant and then in Davis County, Utah, the majority of his career was with West Valley City, Utah, where […]
