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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