How We Created a Vision:
Process for Creating the Vision
Members of the Disaster Resilience Action Team were selected by Governor Gary Herbert and Envision Utah to represent a spectrum of professional experience and political affiliations. Team members included emergency managers, infrastructure specialists, and other experts from across the state. From 2013 to 2015, the action team met to identify Utahns’ choices related to disaster resilience, create scenarios for public input, and synthesize a vision for the future. The process of creating this vision also included the following components:
The action team used this information to create four different scenarios for the future of disaster resilience in Utah. The four scenarios each represented varying levels of disaster resilience. In spring 2015, these scenarios were presented to the public in the Your Utah, Your Future survey, and 52,845 Utahns weighed in.
After receiving public input on the four scenarios, the action team met to frame a vision, including goals and strategies, to achieve what Utahns said they wanted for disaster resilience in 2050.
Disaster Resilience Action Team
Co-chairs
Lisa Grow Sun
Kris Hamlet
Members
- Ann Allen
Intermountain Healthcare - Brad Bartholomew
Utah Division of Emergency Management - Scott Brown
Questar Gas - Lonnie Bullard
Jacobsen Construction - Jason Davis
Utah Department of Transportation - Bob Grow
Ogden Regional Medical Center - Debbie Kim
Intermountain Center for Disaster Preparedness - Jeff King
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District - Robert McIntyre
Walgreens District Manager - Joaquin Mixco
Utah Department of Transportation - Chris Parker
Utah Division of Public Utilities - Marty Shaub
University of Utah, Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety - Amy Shingleton
Rocky Mountain Power - Keith Squires
Utah Division of Emergency Management - Richard Walje
Rocky Mountain Power - Judy Watanabe
Utah Division of Emergency Management