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NOTE: The following list represents participants’ affiliations and positions at the time of the September 23, 2003 adoption of the Coconino County Comprehensive Plan.

Comprehensive Planning Partnership Project Steering Committee
Jim Arnold, Lake Powell Construction
Steve Catanach, Arizona Public Service
Bill Cordasco, Babbitt Ranches
Frank Dickens, Coldwell Banker Narico
Bruce Fox, PhD, NAU Honors Program
Gene Waldrip, Coconino National Forest
Rich Gorney, Bankers Real Estate
Chuck Hammersley, PhD, NAU Parks and Recreation Management Program
Mike Lainoff, Coconino Community College
Mandy Metzger, The Diablo Trust
Maggie Sacher, Lees Ferry Lodge
Shelley Silbert, The Nature Conservancy (subsequently with NAU’s Center for Sustainable Environments)
Chris Thurston, Red Feather Properties
Eunice Tso, ETD Consulting

Coconino County Board of Supervisors
Matt Ryan, Chair, District 3
Louise Yellowman, Vice Chair, District 5
Paul Babbitt, District 1
Liz Archuleta, District 2
Deb Hill, District 4

Coconino County Planning & Zoning Commission
Maggie Sacher, Chair, District 5
Celia Barotz, District 1
Mark Buzzard, District 3
Grant Cooper, District 2
Janis Crosman, District 4
Cathy Flores, District 4
Patty Garcia, District 2
Nancy Taylor, District 1

Project Coordinator
J. Ernest Jutte, AICP, Coconino County Community Development Department

Project Management Team
Bill Towler, AICP, Director, Coconino County Community Development Department
Angela Creedon, Arizona Public Service
Cynthia Lovely, Coconino County Parks and Recreation Department
Chris Newell, Grand Canyon Trust
Jean Richmond-Bowman, Northern Arizona Building Association

Coconino County Community Development Department
Sue Pratt, AICP, Principal Planner
John Aber, Senior Planner
Tiffany Antol, AICP, Planner

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Science Advisory Group
Steve Gatewood, Private consultant
Helen Fairley, Plateau Archeology
Abe Springer, PhD, NAU Department of Geology
Ethan Aumack, NAU Center of Environmental Sciences

Interagency Workgroup & Partnership Agency Representatives
Catherine Balzano, Arizona State Land Department
Jim Confer, Arizona Department of Transportation
Katherine Farr, Coconino National Forest
Chris Fetzer, AICP, Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Diana Hawks, Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip
Shaula Hedwall, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Al Hendricks, Arizona State Land Department
Bruce Higgins, Kaibab National Forest
Michele James, Grand Canyon Trust
Paul Whitefield, National Park Service
Debbie Wright, Arizona Game & Fish Department

Project Funding Assistance
Arizona Department of Commerce
Arizona Department of Transportation
Arizona Public Service
Grand Canyon Trust
National Park Service

Special Project Assistance
Joan Carstensen, Joan Carstensen Graphic Design (map graphics and photo management)
Steve Fluck, Grand Canyon Trust (data compilation and mapping)
Heather Garbarino, Arizona Department of Commerce (grant administration)
Todd Graeff, Coconino County Parks and Recreation (parks and recreation counsel)
Brenda Grey, Coconino County Community Outreach Coordinator (public outreach)
Tracie Hughes, Planning intern (research and editing)
Island Press, Publisher (conservation graphics)
Dharmesh Jain, Coconino County GIS Department (data compilation and mapping)
Kristen Keener, Arizona Department of Commerce (plan review)
Ron Knights, Grant Masters, Inc. (grant research)
LightHawk, Conservation-based volunteer pilot program (flights)
Lisa Malde, GIS intern (research and mapping)
Jackie Marlette, GIS intern (research and mapping)
Jack Metzger, The Diablo Trust (ranching and wildlife counsel)
Rick Miller, Arizona Game & Fish Department (wildlife counsel)
HoMana Pawiki, Planning intern (research)
Caroline Pilkington, Pilkington Advertising Design (logo and initial newsletter design)
Nancy Riccio, Plateau Technical Communication Services (editing and indexing)
Melinda Rockhold, Coconino County Community Development Department (administrative support)
Jen Saunders, Pilkington Advertising Design (logo and project poster design)
Larry Stevens, PhD, Stevens Technical Services (scientific review)
Loretta Velasco, Coconino County Community Development Department (administrative support)
Joe Winfield, National Park Service (outreach programming and facilitation)

Additional Project Contributors / Former Representatives
Brad Ack, Grand Canyon Trust (steering committee)
Jim Golden, Coconino National Forest (steering committee)
Arthur Wolf, Museum of Northern Arizona (steering committee)
David Mann, AICP (community development department planner)
Tom Sisk, PhD, NAU Center of Environmental Sciences (science advisory group)
Kathryn Thomas, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey (science advisory group)
Thomas Whitham, PhD, NAU Department of Biological Sciences (science advisory group)
Kris McDougal, U.S. Geological Survey (interagency workgroup)
Steve Spangle, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (interagency workgroup)
Brad Traver, Grand Canyon National Park (interagency workgroup)
Art Babbott (county planning & zoning commission) Hope MacDonald (county planning & zoning commission)
Tamera Randall-Parker (county planning & zoning commission)
Carl Taylor (county planning & zoning commission)
David Watters (county planning & zoning commission)

Coconino County Residents
A special acknowledgement to the hundreds of interested citizens who participated in community open houses, special meetings, public hearings, and other input opportunities between January 2002 and July 2003.

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