Join the Discussion About Outdoor Recreation in Utah at the Dixie Center in St. George

About The Summit

The 2020 Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit is a two-day event held at the Utah Valley Convention Center. You’re invited to come and be a part of an important outdoor recreation discussion. You will join local stakeholders, industry professionals and land managers that play a role in Utah’s outdoor recreation community – in the fastest growing county in the U.S.

Network during one of our attendee activities such as a road or mountain bike ride, OHV ride, or a kayaking or paddleboarding at a local reservoir. Get inspired and stay informed about current outdoor recreation issues in one of our five educational tracks. Give back to local recreation areas and meet new people in the industry during a service project. We hope to see you there!

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2019 Keynote Speakers

David Vela

Deputy Director, National Park Service

Jeff Bradybaugh

Superintendent, Zion National Park

Mayor Jon Pike

Mayor, St. George City

Kacey Jones

Assistant Director of Philanthropy, Zion National Park Forever Project

Kenton Andersen

Marketing Manager, Intermountain Healthcare

Kevin Lewis

Director of the Greater Zion Convention & Tourism Office

Lilliana Libecki

Humanitarian, The Joyineering Fund

Mark Preiss

Director, Zion Forever Project, Zion National Park Forever Project

Michiko Martin

Director, USDA Forest Service

Mike Libecki

National Geographic Explorer

Sue Gander

Director, NGA Energy, Infrastructure & Environment

Tom Adams

Director, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation

Val Hale

Executive Director, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

2019 Featured Speakers

Aaron Averett

Project Engineer, Sunrise Engineering

Abbie Jossie

Deputy State Director, Bureau of Land Management

Andrew Dash Gillman

Creative and Content Manager, Utah Office of Tourism and Film

Angie Bulletts

Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest

Ashley Korenblat

Managing Director, Public Land Solutions

Benjamin Rae

Assistant Leisure Services Director, Washington City Leisure Services

Betsy Byrne

Landscape Architect, National Park Service - RTCA

Billy Palmer

Co-Host and Associate Producer of RadioACTive

Brandon Stocksdale

Community Planner, RTCA

Bryce Bird

Air Quality Division Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Cailin O’Brien-Feeney

Director, Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation

Cameron Diehl

Executive Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns

Carol McCoy

Chief, Air Resources Division, National Park Service

Cheston Davis

CEO, Skoped Industries

Chris Haller

OHV Program Coordinator, Utah State Parks

Dannielle Larkin

President, Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance

Danya Rumore

Director of the Wallace Stegner Center's Environmental Dispute Resolution Program

Dart Schmalz

Associate Professor, University of Utah

Dayton Crites

Trails & Active Transportation Planner, Cache County

Dirk van Duym

Research Economist, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Don Willie

Executive Director of the Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Center/Zions Bank Business Resource Center at Dixie State University

Dr. Elizabeth Joy

Medical Director, Intermountain Healthcare

Mayor Emily Niehaus

City of Moab

Erwin J. Tan, MD

Director, Thought Leadership Health, AARP

Evan Curtis

State Planning Coordinator, Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget

Flint Timmins

Destination Development Specialist, Utah Office of Tourism

Jacey Skinner

Government Relations Counsel at Ballard Spahr, LLC

Jake Powell

Extension Specialist, Utah State University

Jeff Peay

Leisure Services Deputy Director - Park Planning, St. George City

Jennifer Hardin

Chief of External Affairs, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Jennifer Killian

Co-Founder and CEO of AndShesDopeToo

Jon Snyder

Policy Advisor, Washington State Governor's Office

Jordan Smith

Director, Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State University

Julia Day

Executive Director, The NPD Group

Justina Parsons-Bernstein

Heritage, Interpretation and ADA Resources Manager, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation

Keith Heaton

Director, Housing & Community Development, Utah Department of Workforce Services

Kyle Case

CEO, Huntsman World Senior Games

Kye Nordfelt

Director of Health Promotions, Southwest Utah Public Health Department

Laurie Stringham

Chair, Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center

Mayor Lenise Peterman

Mayor, Helper City

Lindsey Davis

CEO, Wylder

Lorie Fowlke

District Director, Office of Congressman John Curtis

Mark Goble

Landscape Architect, St. George City

Matt Bartley

Social Science and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Matthew J. Nelson

Executive Director, Arizona Trail Association

Matthew Mizukawa

Founder, Get Outside

Dr. Max Testa

MD, Intermountain Healthcare

Michael Hansen, AICP

Planning Director, Rural Community Consultants

Michael O’Malley

Marketing Director, EDCUtah

Mike Thomas

Assistant OHV Program Coordinator, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation

Monique Beeley

Owner, Discover Utah

Nailah Blades Wylie

Founder, Color Outside

Nan Groves Anderson

Rural Outreach Manager, GOED Rural Development

Nicole Sherwood

Director of Grants and Operations | STEP Project Director, World Trade Center Utah

Representative Patrice Arent

Utah House of Representatives

Phil Rawlings

Founder, Salt Lake Off-Road Expo

Pitt Grewe

Marketing Director, Bivy

Rachel Nelson

President, Friends of Indian Creek

Ray Petersen

Administrator, Emery County

Ray Rasker

Executive Director, Headwaters Economics

Rebecca Chavez-Houck

Advisory Board Member, HECHO (Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors)

Ron West

Director, Backcountry Discovery Routes

Sarah Kinnison

Health Educator, Salt Lake County Health Department

Scott Bahr

President, Cairn Consulting Group

Stephanie Meyer

Recreation & Adventure Program Manager, National Ability Center

Stephanie Tomlin

Senior Transportation Planner, Fehr & Peers

Tammie Bostick

Executive Director, Utah Clean Cities

Tara McKee

Program Manager, Office of Outdoor Recreation

Tayson Whittaker

President, Outdoor Vitals

Tom Howells

Associate Director for Industry Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Traci Fitzgerald

Vice President of Industry Training and Community Relations, Dixie Technical College

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