Kent Andersen
Director, Community & Economic Development at Davis County Government
- Role
- Director, Community & Economic Development at Davis County Government
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kent Andersen
Experienced Director of Community and Economic Development with a demonstrated history of…
Experience
Director, Community & Economic Development
Mar 2019 — Present · Davis County, UT, US
Lead Davis County Community & Economic Development Department - 32 employees• Economic Development - administration of the Davis Council of Governments, the $5.5M Davis Fund for Economic Development and $1M CDBG/SSBG. 2024 HOME Consortium established,$500k ongoing.• Planning & Building - Annual administration of $20M of Transportation funds. Transportation Chair: Northern Utah Chamber Coalition. • Tourism and Events - Oversee the Destination Marketing Organization: Discover Davis,$11 million annual tourism tax revenue. Events: Great Salt Lake Bird Festival and Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride, Hill Air Force Base Airshow, etc.• Davis Conference Center - 80k sq ft conference center with an attached Hilton Garden Inn.• Western Sports Park - 55 acre sports and events complex. 62k sq ft event facility, 3 exhibit buildings totaling 25k sq ft and 15 acres of sports fields. Leading $70M investment to expand indoor space 118k sq ft and campus upgrade. Opening spring, 2025.
Education
Utah State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Studies & Natural Resource Policy
2001 — 2004
California State University-Sacramento
Master's degree, Public Policy & Administration
2009 — 2011
Skills
- Citizen Engagement
- Real Estate Development
- Public Speaking
- Grant Administration
- Public Policy
- Economic Development
- Public Relations
- Grant Writing
- Nonprofits
- Management
- Community Development
- Grants
- City Marketing
- Government
- Project Management
- Urban Planning
- Local Government
- Public Administration
- Affordable Housing
- Policy Analysis
- Training
- Supervision
- Non-Profit Administration
- Redevelopment
- Community Outreach
- Natural Resources Policy
- Leadership
- Policy
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