Focuses on engaging entrepreneurs, businesses with Federal, State, and local agencies to stimulate economic capacity and new market opportunities in Utah for forestry work, wood utilization, and forest products, in coordination with Utah's Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State and the U.S. Forest Service.

Established in 2017 via charter from the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF), the Forest Products Committee addresses a range of regional forest utilization issues. In cooperation with CWSF leadership, the Forest Products Committee works to support sustainable forest management, the forest industry, and communities. Committee members help to inform the CWSF membership about issues and opportunities for leadership action.Membership of the Forest Products Committee consists of a… Show more Established in 2017 via charter from the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF), the Forest Products Committee addresses a range of regional forest utilization issues. In cooperation with CWSF leadership, the Forest Products Committee works to support sustainable forest management, the forest industry, and communities. Committee members help to inform the CWSF membership about issues and opportunities for leadership action.Membership of the Forest Products Committee consists of a representative from those CWSF member states and Pacific Islands that have opted in. Appointments are made on a voluntary basis by western State Foresters.The Forest Products Committee is led by a leadership team and leadership is rotated on an annual basis among member states to assure the widest diversity of expertise and representation. The 2023 leadership team includes: Show less

• Helping to expand rural economic growth opportunities across all energy sectors. • Aligning business interests, technological innovations, infrastructure, financing and partnerships with targeted incentives offered by OED and other governmental entities. • Acting as a liaison between OED and rural stakeholders engaged in activities with a significant water-energy-air nexus including agricultural applications.

[ Rural Planning Group at the Department of Workforce Services, Housing and Community Development Division ]• Developed relationships and worked closely with municipal, county, and state leaders.• Represented the Community Impact Board at Seven County Infrastructure Coalition meetings.• Attended the Utah Governor's Energy Summit.• Created reports related to community development.• Presented research at county planning commission meetings.• Leveraged GIS skills to create… Show more [ Rural Planning Group at the Department of Workforce Services, Housing and Community Development Division ]• Developed relationships and worked closely with municipal, county, and state leaders.• Represented the Community Impact Board at Seven County Infrastructure Coalition meetings.• Attended the Utah Governor's Energy Summit.• Created reports related to community development.• Presented research at county planning commission meetings.• Leveraged GIS skills to create various rural planning maps.• Assisted in managing the Colorado Plateau Dark Sky Cooperative social media.• Managed database and rural leaders directory. Show less

• Gathered, analyzed, and maintained geographic data relating to transportation, land use, green infrastructure, traffic, and demographics of the Wasatch Front.• Assisted in the creation of printed maps using ESRI and ArcGIS software and online maps using ArcGIS Online that were used in the WFRC planning processes.• Provided technical GIS support to the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and Wasatch Choice 2050 Vision.

• Published “Exploring Shifting Global Labor Management Practices and Comparative Job and Life Satisfaction" in the Global Studies Journal and the 2016 Volume of the Journal of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (UASAL).• Presented at the UASAL Annual Conference and earned the top award in the business division.• Researching employee satisfaction and work motivation in post-Soviet Belarus. • Comparing the differences in intrinsic and extrinsic factors of motivation in the… Show more • Published “Exploring Shifting Global Labor Management Practices and Comparative Job and Life Satisfaction" in the Global Studies Journal and the 2016 Volume of the Journal of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (UASAL).• Presented at the UASAL Annual Conference and earned the top award in the business division.• Researching employee satisfaction and work motivation in post-Soviet Belarus. • Comparing the differences in intrinsic and extrinsic factors of motivation in the workplace among the countries Belarus, Denmark, and the United States with business management Professor Jon Westover.• Created resources for professors to use in classrooms such as PowerPoint presentations. Show less

Society for Human Resource Management• Participated on the chapter marketing team by creating flyers for workshops and recruitment.• Created and maintained the UVU SHRM Facebook page and Instagram account.• Attended club meetings and learned valuable Human Resources skills from workshops.

• Met with legislators at the Capitol to discuss legislation affecting the LGBT community in Utah and discussed the LGBT quality of life at UVU/Utah County• Led meetings with the leadership team and public relations council to promote advocacy for LGBT issues.• Organized promotional/recruitment events and club activities throughout the year.

• Collaborated with customers in regards to chemical pickup/drop-off for the spray planes.• Operated a forklift to transport materials.• Oversaw chemical load mixtures to ensure the correct amount was pumped into spray planes.• Fueled and washed airplanes to maintain cleanliness.