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Team PLPCO
Meet our Team
Utah’s Public Lands Policy and Coordinating Office (PLPCO) is staffed by a team of policy, GIS, research, and legal professionals who work for PLPCO and attorneys from the Public Lands Section of the Attorney General’s office.

Redge Johnson
Executive Director

Laura Ault
Deputy Director

Jake Garfield
Deputy Director

Nancy Merrill
Executive Assistant

Mark Boshell
Legal Counsel

Kris Carambelas
Archaeologist

Jill Cooper
Legal Assistant

Tess Davis
Asst. Attorney General

Kathy Davis
Asst. Attorney General, Public Lands Section Deputy Director

Jason DeForest
Asst. Attorney General

Roger Fairbanks
Asst. Attorney General

Dillon Hoyt
Natural Resources Planner

Jordan Lewis
GIS Analyst

Steven Ogilvie
Finance Manager

Shea Owens
Legal Counsel

Grace Patrick
Legal Counsel

Anthony Rampton
Asst. Attorney General, Public Lands Section Director

Sindy Smith
RDCC Coordinator

Jason Wolf
GIS Manager

Hussein Yazdani
GIS Analyst

Mike Hyde
Research Consultant

Hayden Ballard
Legal Counsel

Jamie Youtz
Marketing & Communications Specialist
