Biographies

Brad Barber, Chair

Brad Barber serves as the president of the Utah Open Lands Board of Directors, and also sits on the Budget and Finance subcommittee. Brad is currently a Planning Consultant working on Quality Growth Planning efforts throughout the State of Utah. Brad was formerly Senior Fellow of Environmental Management for the Oquirrh Institute, a Utah Non-Profit Corporation. Brad also served as the Deputy Director and State Planning Coordinator for the Utah Governors Office of Planning and Budget from 1989-2000, serving three governors. Brad was also a Member of the Quality growth Commission from 2000-2007. Brad currently serves as Commissioner, for the Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission and a member of Envision Utah's Quality Growth Cabinet.

Jeffrey Appel, Vice Chair

Jeff Appel currently serves on the executive committee, the conservation subcommittee and also in the capacity of vice president. Jeff is an attorney with Ray, Quinney and Nebeker is a member of their Litigation Section and heads the Natural Resources, Land, Water and Environmental Law practice group. He has extensive experience in the environmental law area, especially with the complex issues relating to the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act and Toxic and Hazardous Wastes. He also has significant experience in the area of water rights law, in both an administrative and judicial context. Finally, in addition to his overall lands practice, he has represented individual landowners in the emerging area of conservation easement law. Jeff has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah's "Legal Elite" in the categories of Energy/Natural Resources Law, Environmental/Land Use Law, Government Law, and Pro Bono Work (as published in Utah Business Magazine).

Julie Peck Dabling, Secretary

Julie Peck-Dabling currently serves on the Board of Directors. Julie is the Salt Lake County Council Advisor for District #4. Prior to her current work in local government, Peck-Dabling was the Executive Director of the Utah Hotel & Lodging Association and chair of the Utah Tourism Industry Coalition. She has a bachelors degree from Westminster College and has a certificate in Association Management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Stanford Institute. Juilie is currently the Chair of the Utah Recreational Trails Advisory Council. She has been involved with Salt Lake County's Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) program which has funded county-wide trails systems. She also participated on advisory boards in Summit County that granted funding for trails throughout the community.

Des Barker, Trustee

Des Barker is currently on the Board of Directors and has served in the past as the organization's past president. He is president of Des Barker Associates, Inc., a full service public and government affairs consulting company. 2006 marks Des' 16th year actively lobbying on Utah's Capitol Hill. Des formerly worked at Barker and Jorgensen (a 30+ year Salt Lake advertising, marketing and public relations firm); the Park City Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau as Park City/Summit County's Economic Development Director; and The Economic Development Corp. of Utah as a National Business Recruiter attracting high-tech and international businesses to Utah. Des has also worked in the tourism industry, lived and worked in Japan for three years, and works extensively with state agencies, the legislature and local governments. Besides working tirelessly for Utah Open Lands as a board member, he also serves on the University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science Advisory Board; the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and Transportation Committee; and the Utah Manufacturing Association Legislative Committee. Previous community service includes: The University of Utah International Center Advisory Board - past Chairman; the City Academy Board of Directors- a charter school ; Envision Utah - Land Use Toolbox Committee; Salt Lake Tibetan Resettlement Project Employment Committee; Metro Utah, Inc. (Regional Economic Development ) past Chairman; Mountain Trails Foundation, Founding Director.

Rob Jeppsen, Trustee

Robert M. Jeppsen currently serves on the Board of Directors. Rob currently serves the Salt Lake County Mayor, Peter Corroon, Government Relations office. Rob is the representative to federal, state and local agencies, administrations and elected officials. Prior to his work with the County Mayor's office he worked for R&R Partners, a public strategies group. He was government and public affairs consultant to a variety of private and public entities including Los Angeles Water and Power, Utah Bankers Association, Gold Cross Ambulance, and the Utah Association of Ophthalmology. Rob also worked as the State Director for Congressman Merrill Cook, Congressman Howard C. Nielson, Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Robert Bennett.

Wendy Zeigler, Trustee

Wendy Zeigler currently serves on the Board of Directors of Utah Open Lands. She has been a practicing physical therapist for 20 years, and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is also a Past Board President of the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. She previously served on the Holladay City Parks and Open Space Committee, and on the Cottonwood Elementary Community Council. Besides her deep committment to the preservation of open space, she is a member of Save Our Canyons, The Nature Conservancy, The Utah Cultural Alliance, The Audubon Society, and The Utah Rivers Council.

Matt Steward, Trustee

Matthew A. Steward currently serves on the board of directors of Utah Open Lands. He is a Shareholder of Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson. Mr. Steward has extensive trial experience and practice experience in the areas of trade secret litigation, shareholder litigation, and complex business disputes. He is a former Clinical Instructor for the University of Utah in Family Law Practice (1996-1998), as well as a current Utah Bar Examiner (since 2000).

Heather Ross, Trustee

Jim Schulte, Trustee

Jim Schulte is currently on the Utah Open Lands' Board of Directors. Jim brings 18 years of real estate experience including land development, market and financial feasibility and acquisitions to the Board. Jim is Vice President of Long Range Planning for Kennecott Land where he is responsible for land planning, entitlement and future development opportunities on the 89,000 acres of property owned by the company outside of Daybreak located on Salt Lake Valley's West Bench. Additional responsibilities associated with this land include planning and delivery of major transportation infrastructure, sustainable development initiatives and management of all land and water assets. Jim previously was the land development Project Manager for Boeing Realty Corporation responsible for one of its most ambitions mixed-use projects - Douglas Park, located in Long Beach, CA. Aside from his Board appointment for Utah Open Lands, he is an active member of the Urban Land Institute serving on the Community Development product.



	Brad Barber, Chair Brad Barber serves as the president of the Utah Open Lands Board of Directors, and also sits on the Budget and Finance subcommittee. Brad is currently a Planning Consultant working on Quality Growth Planning efforts throughout the State of Utah. Brad was formerly Senior Fellow of Environmental Management for the Oquirrh Institute, a Utah Non-Profit Corporation. Brad also served as the Deputy Director and State Planning Coordinator for the Utah Governors Office of Planning and Budget from 1989-2000, serving three governors. Brad was also a Member of the Quality growth Commission from 2000-2007. Brad currently serves as Commissioner, for the Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission and a member of Envision Utah's Quality Growth Cabinet. Jeffrey Appel, Vice Chair Jeff Appel currently serves on the executive committee, the conservation subcommittee and also in the capacity of vice president. Jeff is an attorney with Ray, Quinney and Nebeker is a member of their Litigation Section and heads the Natural Resources, Land, Water and Environmental Law practice group. He has extensive experience in the environmental law area, especially with the complex issues relating to the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act and Toxic and Hazardous Wastes. He also has significant experience in the area of water rights law, in both an administrative and judicial context. Finally, in addition to his overall lands practice, he has represented individual landowners in the emerging area of conservation easement law. Jeff has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah's "Legal Elite" in the categories of Energy/Natural Resources Law, Environmental/Land Use Law, Government Law, and Pro Bono Work (as published in Utah Business Magazine). Julie Peck Dabling, Secretary Julie Peck-Dabling currently serves on the Board of Directors. Julie is the Salt Lake County Council Advisor for District #4. Prior to her current work in local government, Peck-Dabling was the Executive Director of the Utah Hotel & Lodging Association and chair of the Utah Tourism Industry Coalition. She has a bachelors degree from Westminster College and has a certificate in Association Management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Stanford Institute. Juilie is currently the Chair of the Utah Recreational Trails Advisory Council. She has been involved with Salt Lake County's Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) program which has funded county-wide trails systems. She also participated on advisory boards in Summit County that granted funding for trails throughout the community. Des Barker, Trustee Des Barker is currently on the Board of Directors and has served in the past as the organization's past president. He is president of Des Barker Associates, Inc., a full service public and government affairs consulting company. 2006 marks Des' 16th year actively lobbying on Utah's Capitol Hill. Des formerly worked at Barker and Jorgensen (a 30+ year Salt Lake advertising, marketing and public relations firm); the Park City Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau as Park City/Summit County's Economic Development Director; and The Economic Development Corp. of Utah as a National Business Recruiter attracting high-tech and international businesses to Utah. Des has also worked in the tourism industry, lived and worked in Japan for three years, and works extensively with state agencies, the legislature and local governments. Besides working tirelessly for Utah Open Lands as a board member, he also serves on the University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science Advisory Board; the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and Transportation Committee; and the Utah Manufacturing Association Legislative Committee. Previous community service includes: The University of Utah International Center Advisory Board - past Chairman; the City Academy Board of Directors- a charter school ; Envision Utah - Land Use Toolbox Committee; Salt Lake Tibetan Resettlement Project Employment Committee; Metro Utah, Inc. (Regional Economic Development ) past Chairman; Mountain Trails Foundation, Founding Director. Rob Jeppsen, Trustee Robert M. Jeppsen currently serves on the Board of Directors. Rob currently serves the Salt Lake County Mayor, Peter Corroon, Government Relations office. Rob is the representative to federal, state and local agencies, administrations and elected officials. Prior to his work with the County Mayor's office he worked for R&R Partners, a public strategies group. He was government and public affairs consultant to a variety of private and public entities including Los Angeles Water and Power, Utah Bankers Association, Gold Cross Ambulance, and the Utah Association of Ophthalmology. Rob also worked as the State Director for Congressman Merrill Cook, Congressman Howard C. Nielson, Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Robert Bennett. Wendy Zeigler, Trustee Wendy Zeigler currently serves on the Board of Directors of Utah Open Lands. She has been a practicing physical therapist for 20 years, and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is also a Past Board President of the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. She previously served on the Holladay City Parks and Open Space Committee, and on the Cottonwood Elementary Community Council. Besides her deep committment to the preservation of open space, she is a member of Save Our Canyons, The Nature Conservancy, The Utah Cultural Alliance, The Audubon Society, and The Utah Rivers Council. Matt Steward, Trustee Matthew A. Steward currently serves on the board of directors of Utah Open Lands. He is a Shareholder of Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson. Mr. Steward has extensive trial experience and practice experience in the areas of trade secret litigation, shareholder litigation, and complex business disputes. He is a former Clinical Instructor for the University of Utah in Family Law Practice (1996-1998), as well as a current Utah Bar Examiner (since 2000). Heather Ross, Trustee Jim Schulte, Trustee Jim Schulte is currently on the Utah Open Lands' Board of Directors. Jim brings 18 years of real estate experience including land development, market and financial feasibility and acquisitions to the Board. Jim is Vice President of Long Range Planning for Kennecott Land where he is responsible for land planning, entitlement and future development opportunities on the 89,000 acres of property owned by the company outside of Daybreak located on Salt Lake Valley's West Bench. Additional responsibilities associated with this land include planning and delivery of major transportation infrastructure, sustainable development initiatives and management of all land and water assets. Jim previously was the land development Project Manager for Boeing Realty Corporation responsible for one of its most ambitions mixed-use projects - Douglas Park, located in Long Beach, CA. Aside from his Board appointment for Utah Open Lands, he is an active member of the Urban Land Institute serving on the Community Development product.