Utah Outdoor Summit – August 25th – 27th 2020 at Utah Valley Convention Center

IN-PERSON AUGUST 26th @ Utah Valley Convention CenterOnline August 26th & Beyond

About The 2020 Outdoor Summit

We’re excited to announce that the 2020 Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit will be a hybrid event, with both in-person and virtual experiences!

Normally a three-day event, the 2020 Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit will be a one-day event held at the Utah Valley Convention Center. We want everyone to experience the Summit however it works best and safest for you. The coolest part of offering virtual options? We’re going to be able to expand our content and offer more of the amazing speakers and information you’ve come to expect from the Outdoor Recreation Summit! Plus, we can reach more people and share the outdoor recreation message farther. To that end, our virtual participants will have opportunities to enjoy the entire Summit or select specific sessions to watch.

Get inspired and stay informed about current outdoor recreation issues in one of our five educational tracks. Give back to your local recreation areas during pre-Summit service projects. Participate in outdoor contests on your own and track your data for the chance to win prizes. We hope to see you there or join us live online!

Venue

Utah Valley Convention Center

The Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit moves locations every year to showcase the beauty of the entire State! The 2020 in-person Summit venue is the gorgeous Utah Valley Convention Center. Utah Valley is one of the best family vacation destinations offering year-round adventure. Utah vacations start with enjoying the natural beauty and diversity of the Wasatch Front. Hang gliding, world-class fly-fishing, skiing, and dinosaur hunting are just a few of the many outdoor adventures in Utah Valley. Utah vacations also incorporate a modern element of resorts and lodging, museums, performing arts, festivals, and much more. Find out more at www.utahvalley.com

Utah Valley Convention Center
220 W Center St, Provo, UT 84601

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2020 Keynote Speakers

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Alex Adema

Alex AdemaCEO | DPS Skis

Alex Adema is the CEO of DPS Skis, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. DPS Skis designs and manufactures the world’s most advanced skis.

Stacy Bare

Stacy BareFounder, Adventure United

Adventure United is a new kind of health company that combines Stacy’s years of experience leading in the outdoors and focuses on improved health outcomes through outdoor adventure. He is also a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and has completed expeditions to Angola, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Ricky Begaye

Ricky BegayeProgram Coordinator, Canyon Country Youth Corps

Ricky Begaye, Program Coordinator for Canyon Country Discovery Center/Canyon Country Youth Corps(CCYC), has been with CCYC for more than seven years working side by side with AmeriCorps members developing leadership and job skills.

Ashley Cleveland

Ashley ClevelandProgram Manager | Millcreek Promise

Ashley Cleveland is ecologist turned city planner. As a millennial of color and new mom she has always cared about equity and what the means for the places we live.

Spencer J. Cox

Spencer J. CoxLieutenant Governor | Utah

Lt. Governor Cox is by statute the chief election officer of the state and the liaison between the governor and legislature.

Maria Estrada

Maria EstradaDeputy Director | The Nature Conservancy

Maria Estrada is Deputy Director to the Chief Diversity and Inclusion officer at The Nature Conservancy (TNC). She is working to support the organization in building strong diverse partnerships globally to succeed in its mission.

Theresa Foxley

Theresa FoxleyPresident and CEO | EDCUtah

A Utah native, Ms. Foxley is passionate about promoting the Beehive State. She has served as EDCUtah’s President and CEO since 2017 and has helped usher in a new era that is highly focused on internal team culture, driving stakeholder value, and economic development preparedness.

Bekee Hotze

Bekee HotzeDistrict Ranger | USDA Forest Service

Bekee Hotze oversees the management of 216,000 acres of National Forest System lands adjacent to the capital city of Salt Lake City, Utah. Her role as the Salt Lake District Ranger includes balancing the need to protect watersheds and those of the recreating public.

Olivia Juarez

Olivia JuarezLatinx Community Organizer | Southern UT Wilderness Alliance

Olivia is a lifelong Utahn, currently based in Salt Lake City, UT as Latinx Community Organizer at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

Jake Palma

Jake PalmaMonument Manager | Bureau Of Land Management

Jake Palma works for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Monument Manager at Bears Ears National Monument.

Alex Porpora

Alex PorporaExecutive Director | Utah Society for Environmental Education

Alex Porpora is the Executive Director of the Utah Society for Environmental Education. A Utahn since 2009, she is actively involved in Utah's environmental education and nonprofit community.

David Robles

David RoblesWriter/Rescuer | Melanin Base Camp/Salt Lake County Search & Rescue

David Robles is a Mexican-American mountain-biker living in Salt Lake City, Utah. He serves on the Salt Lake County Mountain Search & Rescue team and enjoys exploring the Wasatch Front on foot and bike.

Kevin Stickelman

Kevin StickelmanCEO / National Ability Center

Kevin Stickelman brings more than 20 years of ski industry and outdoor recreation management experience to the National Ability Center. Stickelman’s success in his previous role heavily influenced the Board’s decision to appoint him CEO in the summer of 2018. An amputee himself, Stickelman recognizes how adaptive recreation empowers individuals of all abilities.

Anne Terry

Anne TerryNature Center Manager | Tracy Aviary

Anne Terry is the Nature Center Manager at Tracy Aviary's new Jordan River Nature Center in South Salt Lake.

L. James Toledo

L. James ToledoProgram Manager | Utah Division of Indian Affairs

Leander “James” Toledo is a member of the Navajo Nation, he is Ashiihi (Salt Clan) born for Ta’neeszahnii (Tangle Clan).

Bob Wassom

Bob WassomFreelance Blogger and Writer

Bob Wassom specializes in writing about adaptive outdoor recreation. Initially paralyzed from the neck down, he regained the use of his arms and legs, allowing him a second chance at living life to the max. His passion is pursuing any and all outdoor recreation, utilizing whatever adaptive equipment is necessary. When he can’t get out and do it, he’s most likely writing about it.

2020 Breakout Speakers

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Dave Bastian

Dave BastianPartnerships Director, Canyon Country Youth Corps

Dave Bastian is the Partnerships Director for the Canyon Country Discovery Center and the Canyon Country Youth Corps, developing projects and helping to foster the next generation of conservation leadership.

Maria Blevins PhD

Maria Blevins PhDAssociate Professor of Communication, Utah Valley University

Maria has a passion for helping people enjoy rivers and the outdoors. Her current research focuses on sexual harassment in the whitewater rafting industry. She is also one of the founding members of A-DASH, an anti-discrimination organization for river professionals through the River Management Society.

Sam Braegger, CPRP

Sam Braegger, CPRPOutreach Coordinator, Utah Lake Commission

Sam has a variety of recreation experience ranging from a summer spent as an intern with the Orem Owlz minor league baseball team, to being a restaurant general manager, to being an intern with a parks and recreation department in Alaska.

Kelly Bricker

Kelly BrickerProfessor and Chair | University of Utah's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Kelly S. Bricker is a professor and Chair in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in the College of Health.

Betsy Byrne

Betsy ByrneLandscape Architect | National Park Service

Betsy Byrne is a landscape architect with the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program.

David Carter

David CarterBoard of Directors, Utah Climbers Association

David Carter is a member of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA) Board of Directors and chairs the SLCA's Policy and Conservation Committee.

Thom Carter

Thom CarterExecutive Director, Utah Clean Air Partnership

Thom Carter was named the second Executive Director for the Utah Clean Air Partnership in October of 2017. UCAIR is a non-profit organization established to bring communities together with one goal in mind – improving Utah’s air.

Blake Cason

Blake CasonFounder | Pivot Wellness

The average health educator cannot say they began their career in South Africa’s HIV/AIDS pandemic and Blake Cason is far from average.

Marin Christensen

Marin ChristensenResearch Associate | Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Marin Christensen is a research associate at the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. Her focus is community-based research through survey and qualitative mediums.

Vance Checketts

Vance CheckettsCEO | DSCO

Vance is the Chief Executive Officer at Dsco.io. He was previously VP & GM at Dell EMC. He loves building and selling technology, especially software related to his supply chain roots.

Adriana Chimaras

Adriana ChimarasDirector of Tourism | Emery County

Adriana was born in Venezuela and moved to Miami, Florida at a young age. After attending art school, she moved to Portland, Oregon where she fell in love with climbing and the outdoor industry.

Julia Collins

Julia CollinsSenior Transportation Manager | Park City Muncipal

Julia Collins is a Senior Transportation Planner for Park City Municipal where she is responsible for projects ranging in active transportation, long-range and short range planning, policy development and implementation of the transportation demand management program.

Jason Curry

Jason CurryInvestigations Chief | Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands

Jason has worked for the Utah Department of Natural Resources for the past 22 years and leads law enforcement efforts of the Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands.

John Curtis

John CurtisUtah’s 3rd Congressional District

John R. Curtis proudly represents Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, serving on the House Natural Resources and Foreign Affairs Committees. After being elected to Congress on November 13, 2017, John sponsored 12 bills in his first year in office.

Nancy Day

Nancy DayParks and Recreation Director| West Valley City

Nancy Day has worked for West Valley City for over 20 years and has worked in the Parks and Recreation profession for over 30 years.

Lindsay Davis

Lindsay DavisVice President of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

Lindsey Davis is an advocate, writer and ecologist based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the Vice President of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and businesses. She serves on the board of advisors for the Outdoor Alliance, a non-profit that protects public lands and the human-powered recreation experience, the Utah Wildlife Federation, and is on the State Office of Outdoor Recreation's Advisory Committee.

Jake Deslauriers

Jake DeslauriersRegional Coordinator, Utah Conservation Corps

Jake has a decade years of Conservation Corps experience and in his role with UCC he supervises the service programs while also developing partnerships around the state.

Andy Earl

Andy EarlArtist | Andy Earl Creative

Andy Earl, a Utah based Photographer and Artist, lives in Pleasant Grove, UT with his wife and children.

Briget Eastep

Briget EastepDirector Outdoor Pathways | Southern Utah University IIC

Briget Eastep has been an outdoor educator since 1991, beginning her career as a Philmont Boy Scout Ranch Ranger.

Eric Ellis

Eric EllisExecutive Director, Utah Lake Commission

In addition to his work with the commission, Ellis was hired by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources within the Department of Natural Resources as the Policy Analyst to implement Governor Gary Herbert’s Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse.

Theodore Espiritu

Theodore EspirituFounder and Creative Director of Espiritu

Theodore Espiritu is the Founder and Creative Director of the award winning design studio Espiritu. He has launched numerous notable creative projects over the course of his career, including projects for outdoor product companies Easton, Browning, and Winchester.

Wayne Freimund

Wayne FreimundProfessor, Recreation Resource Management | USU

Professor Freimund grew up in southern Minnesota and received degrees in Natural Resource Conservation (A.S.), Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (B.S.) and Recreation Resources Management (Ph.D.) from the University of Minnesota.

Julia Geisler

Julia GeislerExecutive Director | Salt Lake Climbers Alliance

Julia Geisler is the Executive Director of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance, your local not for profit rock climbing stewardship and advocacy organization.

Randy Gibb

Randy GibbOwner | Mad Dog Cycles

Randy Gibb started in the bicycle industry at the age of 15, has held every position possible at a retail / eCommerce bicycle operation. Randy and his wife Emily purchased the business at the age of 20 and have learned the ropes at the school of hard knocks over the past two decades.

Elaine Gizler

Elaine GizlerExecutive Director, Moab Area Travel Council

As the Executive Director of the Moab Area Travel Council, Elaine resides in a spectacular city that includes Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and The Mighty Colorado River.

Dan Gunn

Dan GunnOutdoor Recreation Planner - KFO/KEPA | BLM Paria River District

I began my career in the outdoors at 12 years old mowing lawns in my neighborhood with dreams of becoming either a lumberjack or a park ranger. In the hopes of realizing these visions, I attended the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, graduating in 1998 with a B.S in Forestry (Recreation).

Stephen Handy

Stephen HandyUtah’s 16th Legislative District

Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, represents Utah’s 16th Legislative District that covers parts of Layton, Clearfield and Hill Air Force Base.

Heather Hansman

Heather HansmanFreelance Writer

Heather Hansman is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Smithsonian and many others

Colin Heffern

Colin HeffernProject Manager | National Park Service

Colin Heffern is a Project Manager with the National Park Service Denver Service Center (DSC). He began his career with the DSC in 2014 while working concurrently in planning review at the City and County of Denver.

John Henderson

John HendersonExecutive Director | Park RX America

John Henderson, Executive Director of Park Rx America, is a Certified Parks and Recreation Executive, attorney, and city planner with over 25 years of experience

Greg Hilbig

Greg HilbigTrails and Open Space Manager | Draper City

Greg is the Trails and Open Space Manager at Draper City.

Sarah Hodson

Sarah HodsonExecutive Director | Get Healthy Utah

Sarah has served as the Executive Director of Get Healthy Utah, a collaborative effort focused on improving health in Utah by supporting healthy eating and active living.

Dustin Jansen

Dustin JansenAssistant Professor (UVU) and Division Director (UDIA) | Utah Valley University and Utah Division of Indian Affairs

Dustin is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Coyote Canyon, New Mexico.

Cassidy Jones

Cassidy JonesSouthwest Outreach & Engagement Manager | National Parks Conservation Association

Cassidy Jones is a national park advocate, former park ranger and dark skies enthusiast born and raised in Wasatch County. She first got involved with dark skies as a park ranger at Timpanogos Cave National Monument where she learned the value of the dark both inside the cave and out and about in the night.

Patrick Kell

Patrick KellDonor Relations | IMBA

Patrick currently works for IMBA as Donor Relations Manager, working nationally with a portfolio of private donors and philanthropic foundations, in order to secure resources to fulfill IMBA's mission.

Sarah Kinnison

Sarah KinnisonEducator | Salt Lake County Health Department

Sarah serves as the Healthy Living Health Educator for the Salt Lake County Health Department. Her position primarily focuses on diabetes management implementation in Salt Lake County, working with clinics on quality improvement projects, and promoting physical activity through parks prescriptions to decrease the impact of chronic disease.

Ashley Korenblat

Ashley KorenblatManaging Director | Public Land Solutions

Ashley is the CEO of Western Spirit Cycling an outfitter based in Moab, Utah who runs multi-day bicycle trips throughout the US, and is one of the largest holders of recreational permits on the public lands system.

Ben Kraja

Ben KrajaWinter Sports and Special Uses Program Manager / Mountain Resort Environmental Coordinator | Forest Service

Ben works for the Salt Lake Ranger District on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. He oversees 5 major ski areas, the avalanche artillery program in Little Cottonwood Canyon, outfitter & guiding permits, recreation event & race permits, recreation residences, and NEPA for the mountain resorts.

Aubrey Larsen

Aubrey LarsenCDO Planner/ CPDSC Coordinator | Utah Community Development Office/ Colorado Plateau Dark Sky Cooperative

Aubrey Larsen works to improve the human experience through quality design, clear communication, and data-driven planning and decision making in her position with the Utah Community Development Office.

Hilary Lambert

Hilary LambertProgram Associate | Wasatch Mountain Institute

Hilary is enthusiastic about connecting children of all ages and their families to the outdoors through hands-on, place-based experiential and environmental education opportunities, and expanding these opportunities to a wide audience in an equitable way.

Lisa Leffler

Lisa LefflerDirector of Global Logistics | Black Diamond Equipment Ltd

Lisa Leffler is the Director of Global Logistics for Black Diamond Equipment. Lisa is a US Customs Broker with more than 20 years of experience in international trade and sporting industry supply chain management.

Michelle Lockhart

Michelle LockhartOwner/CEO | Summit Wellness

Michelle has been a Registered Nurse for 34 years. During that time she has practiced at the bedside in Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, and on the trauma team as well in the academic world.

Greg Mazu

Greg MazuCEO | Singletrack Trails

Singletrack Trails was Greg’s gateway to becoming a serial entrepreneur. Since 2004, Greg has significantly impacted six different ventures.

Will McCarvill

Will McCarvillChair | Sierra Club

Will represents the Sierra Club as a member of the Central Wasatch Commission stake holder committee and as a member of the Forest Service Salt Lake Ranger District stakeholder committee.

Nikki McGee

Nikki McGeeExecutive Director | Elevated Mountain Guides

Nikki McGee is the founder and executive director of Elevated Mountain Guides, a local nonprofit helping make the outdoors a more inclusive and accessible place.

Brett McIff

Brett McIffPhysical Activity Coordinator, Utah Department of Health.

Dr. Brett McIff has worked in physical activity promotion for over 20 years in a variety of fields from personal training to policy development. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Utah in Exercise and Sport Science. He continued his graduate work with a Master of Science in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Public Health at Walden University.

Matthew Mizukawa

Matthew MizukawaFounder and President | Get Outside

Dr. Mizukawa has a particular love for rock climbing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, hiking, and backpacking, mountain biking, and camping. He has strongly felt the positive influence of the outdoors on physical and mental health.

Devaki Murch

Devaki MurchDirector | Boulder Night Sky

Murch is currently the program director for Boulder Night Sky, a contributor to the Southeastern Utah Night Sky Reserve efforts and on the Board of the International Dark Sky Association - Utah Chapter.

Kendall Neisess

Kendall NeisessOutdoor Recreation Planner | National Park Service

Kendall is the Outdoor Recreation Planner for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. As such, she works on all stages of developing and implementing plans for projects that have a recreational nexus, such as trails, river recreation, and backcountry management.

Aaron Ogden

Aaron OgdenFounder | The Adventure Perspective

Aaron is dedicated to his own self-development using continued education, community service and physical activity that pushes his own abilities.

Andrea Olsen

Andrea OlsenApparel Designer and Assistant Professor, Utah State University

Andrea is an Apparel Designer and an Assistant Professor at Utah State University in the Outdoor Product Design and Development Program. She spent the last 12 years designing technical outerwear for Columbia Sportswear Company, and creating sustainable apparel lines for Prana.

Michael O'Malley

Michael O'MalleyEDCUtah

Prior to joining EDCUtah in 2019, Michael has served in marketing roles for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development, USTAR and GE Capital.

Juan Palma

Juan PalmaRetired | Land Manager

Juan Palma was the Nevada State Director for the Nature Conservancy and the former Utah State Director for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until his retirement in March 2015.

Julia Pappas

Julia PappasMarComm Director | World Trade Center Utah

Julia joined World Trade Center (WTC) Utah in 2018 as the MarComm Director. She feels fortunate to combine her passion for promoting local business with her love for writing and design.

Lenise Peterman

Lenise PetermanMayor| Helper City

Lenise Peterman graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Amanda Podmore

Amanda PodmoreVice Chair | Town of Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission

Amanda advocates for the protection of national park units, gateway communities and cultural landscapes in southeast Utah from the negative impacts of adjacent oil and gas development, like light pollutions.

Jim Porter

Jim PorterTrade Services Manager | World Trade Center Utah

As Trade Services Manager for the World Trade Center Utah, Jim Porter has met with hundreds of Utah companies to help them develop international sales.

LeeAnn Powell

LeeAnn PowellExecutive Director | Utah Recreation and Parks Association

LeeAnn has served in the Parks and Recreation profession for 30 years. She is currently the Executive Director of the Utah Recreation and Parks Association.

Cassidy Randall

Cassidy RandallFreelance Writer

Cassidy Randall is a freelance writer covering public lands, environment, adventure and intersections between.

Natalie Randall

Natalie RandallDirector | San Juan County Economic Development & Visitor Services

Natalie works along side communities and various levels of stakeholders for the ultimate goals of advocating with businesses, connecting the dots, reducing San Juan's greatest export -- their youth, and promoting rural/frontier Utah.

Peter Ross

Peter RossCofounders | 829 Studios

Peter Ross is the co-founder of 829 Studios, a midsized marketing firm based in Boston that specializes in the luxury travel industry. He leads a team of 70+ designers, programmers, and marketing professionals who consult for a number of tour operators and travel agencies (e.g. Micato Safaris, Off the Beaten Path, Ciao Bambino).

Dorothy “Dart” Schmalz

Dorothy “Dart” SchmalzAssociate Professor | University of Utah

Dorothy “Dart” Schmalz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the College of Health at the University of Utah.

Jeremy Shaw

Jeremy ShawPark Manager Antelope Island State Park | Utah State Parks

Jeremy Shaw is a park manager for Utah State Parks

Sean Slobodan

Sean SlobodanFounder | Local Studio

Sean grew up making films and playing outside on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Known by some as 'The Big Maple', the Canadian filmmaker's instinct for genuine stories takes him across the globe

Landon Smith

Landon SmithEntrepreneur in Residence | Southern Utah University

Landon Smith is the Entrepreneur in Residence in the School of Business at Southern Utah University, where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship and mentors student entrepreneurs.

Johnathan Smithgall

Johnathan SmithgallDirector of Digital Marketing | Director of Digital Marketing

Jonathan joined Love Communications in the spring of 2012 and became the Digital Marketing Department’s head in late 2015.

Dianna St John

Dianna St JohnVolunteer Coordinator| Ogden Nature Center

Dianna is the Volunteer Coordinator and also oversees habitat restoration at the Ogden Nature Center, a 152 acre non-profit nature preserve.

Nick Schou

Nick SchouUtah Government Affairs Manager | Western Resource Advocates

Nick has more than a decade of experience working in various roles to protect and restore some of the West’s most vibrant ecosystems. Nick works with WRA’s Clean Energy Program staff to advance innovative legislative and administrative policy solutions that are critical to addressing the state’s most pressing conservation challenges.

Dirk Sorenson

Dirk SorensonExecutive Director, Industry Analyst - Sports | NPD

Dirk Sorenson, Executive Director, Industry Analyst in The NPD Group’s Sports practice, covers the bicycle, outdoor, and team sports equipment categories. Dirk travels extensively to provide insight on the U.S. sports landscape to the cycling and outdoor equipment manufacturing and retail communities. Dirk’s knowledge of data-bound product management strategies is sought after by top global manufacturers.

Chris Steinkamp

Chris SteinkampAdvocacy Dir. | Snowsports Industries America

Chris is the principal at Baselayer, a consultancy that helps values-driven businesses drive change through impactful brand advocacy strategies and consumer engagement initiatives.

He is currently leading the climate advocacy initiative for Snowsports Industries America (SIA), the national trade association for the $76 billion winter outdoor industry; elevating the impact of the association and guiding SIA's industry members to effectively address climate change.

Brandon Stocksdale

Brandon StocksdaleCommunity Planner | National Park Service

Brandon Stocksdale joined the National Park Service as a Community Planner in the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program in October 2016.

Christian Stonier

Christian StonierExecutive Vice President | Air and Sea International

Christian Stonier is the EVP of Air and Sea International.

Nathan Sutherland

Nathan SutherlandFounder/CEO| Spnsrd

Nathan was an officer in the Army after graduating from West Point. While there he majored in Russian language and environmental engineering. He is currently studying to become a Full-Stack developer.

Austin Taylor

Austin TaylorEnvironmental Advocate

Austin Taylor is an urbanist and environmental advocate based in Provo, Utah. He worked in the outdoor industry for three years doing fundraising for Bicycle Collective and directing its Provo shop which put over 1,000 people on bikes per year.

Flint Timmins

Flint TimminsDestination Development Specialist | Utah Office of Tourism

Flint is a destination development specialist with the Utah Office of Tourism where he assists local governments to develop the amenities, infrastructure, and leadership necessary to become welcoming destinations for visitors.

Nate Trauntvein

Nate TrauntveinAssistant Professor | Utah State University

Nate's research is focused on understanding alternative funding and resource management of public park and recreation, and non-profit organizations.

Crystal White

Crystal WhiteAssociate Director | Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks

Crystal White, Associate Director of Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks (FOACP), is a naturalist of 17 years and an amateur astronomer of 14 years.

Holin Wilbanks

Holin WilbanksEconomic Development Director | Weber County

Holin Wilbanks has served as the Economic Development and Communication Director for Weber County for the last seven years.

Robert Workman

Robert WorkmanFounder and CEO | Barebones

In recent years, Robert has gone back to his agricultural roots by creating Barebones and the products that help connect people to food, nature, and the primal pull of the fire. He’s become more in tune with mother nature and finds joy in helping others do the same.

Carmen Valdez

Carmen ValdezGrassroots Organizer | HEAL Utah

Carmen leads HEAL Utah's grassroots efforts. By empowering people throughout the state, Carmen works to make sure everyone has a chance to raise their voice and take action.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Click here to read descriptions of the breakout sessions.

Day 1

Not available virtually1:00 - 4:30 pm	Trails Forum
Google Meet1:00-2:00 pm	Utah At A Climate Crossroads (Open To Everyone)
Google Meet2:00 - 3:00 pm	A Conversation with Congressman John Curtis and Utah’s Outdoor Industry
2:00 - 4:00 pm	Paddle Boarding
2:00 - 5:00 pm	Mobile Active Transportation Tour
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Picnic Area (across the street from the visitor center)5:00 - 5:45 pm	Workshop on Mindfulness and Savoring
Timpanogos Cave National Monument6:00-9:00 PM	Summit Kick-Off Dinner

Day 2

7:30 - 8:00 am	Virtual Yoga with Granogi
7:45 am	No-contact registration opens
Ballroom ABC: UVCC (Level 2)8:00 - 8:15 am	Boxed Breakfast / Welcome From The Office Of Outdoor Recreation
Ballroom ABC: UVCC (Level 2)8:15 - 9:30 am	Opening plenary session: “Surviving COVID” (live-streamed)
9:30 - 10:00 AM	Opportunity drawing / break to visit Outdoor Market
Ballroom ABC: UVCC (Level 2)10:15 - 11:30 am	“Campfire Stories: Tales of Diversity from the Outdoor Industry” (live-streamed)
11:30- 12:00 am	Opportunity drawing / boxed lunches available / break to visit Outdoor Market
Ballroom ABC: UVCC (Level 2)12:15 - 1:45 pm	Outdoor Summit Awards (live-streamed)
1:45- 2:00 pm	Opportunity drawing / break to visit Outdoor Market
Ballroom ABC: UVCC (Level 2)2:15 - 3:30 pm	Closing plenary session: “Being Outdoors Together” (live-streamed)
3:30 - 4:00 pm	Opportunity drawing / Break to Visit Outdoor Market
4:30 - 6:00 pm	Optional Volunteer Activity