LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

OREM CITY NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE 
NOVEMBER 2019 - JULY 2021

• Guided committee members on strategies to reduce carbon emissions, promote the outdoors, and preserve the natural resources of Orem City. 

• Coordinated communication from staff to the committee and visa versa on issues related to preserving the natural environment in Orem City.

• Invited guest speakers to attend the meetings, which resulted in commitments to environmental stewardship from other City departments, including the initiation of a Bicycle Master Plan update, potable water conservation, and a social marketing strategy to reducing idling.

APPLIED STUDENT PROJECT - FILLMORE GENERAL PLAN 

DECEMBER 2018 - APRIL 2019

• Trained 15 students to write the Fillmore City, Utah general plan by mentoring the team leader to be able to fulfill her responsibilities and helping students find answers to questions relating to their assigned chapter of the General Plan.

• Designed a city-wide public input survey for a city with a population of 2,000. Helped the students analyze that feedback.

• Guided the students to render 8 charette maps in ESRI ArcMap for 2 public open houses.

• Taught the project manager and her assistant how to present data and public input monthly to city officials. Assisted in that presentation when necessary.

• Under the direction of the project manager, wrote the moderate-income housing section of the general plan.

APPLIED STUDENT PROJECT - GUNNISON GENERAL PLAN 

AUGUST 2018 - DECEMBER 2018

• As assigned by the professor, lead a team of 9 students to write the Gunnison City general plan.

• Presented to city officials twice monthly to gather input and feedback.

• Utilized census data to project future population growth.

• Determined natural disaster risk and potential environmental impact of future development in the environment chapter of the plan.

• Created a tourism opportunity plan as part of the economic development chapter.

• Rendered 11 maps in ArcMap for public open house charrettes.

APPLIED STUDENT PROJECT - PROVO RIVER MASTER PLAN

SEPTEMBER 2018 - DECEMBER 2018

• Served as the Urban Design Specialist for a team of students tasked with writing the Provo River Master Plan.

• Taught 4 other non-planning students on that team how to write that Master Plan.

• Researched potential impacts of future urban development.

• Recommended urban design standards regarding development along the Provo riverfront to the Provo City Council.

• Assessed the risk of flooding and suggested options to the City Council to mitigate damage.

• Created a land use map representing a future urban riverwalk using ESRI ArcMap.

• Considered traffic and transportation implications for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians in an area designated for a future urban riverwalk in the Master Plan.

• Engaged the public by presenting data, examples, and recommendations in a biweekly stakeholders meeting. Gathered their input and feedback to put into the plan.