The Downtown Rising collaboration includes a broad cross-section of business and community leaders and technical experts who are grouped into the categories of Conveners, Cabinet and Technical Advisors. Elected officials have been invited to serve in an ex-officio status, advising the collaboration. All other interested participants are invited to join the collaboration as partners.

Elected officials – Elected officials will serve in an ex-officio status. These members advise the collaboration and they, or their representative, are invited to appropriate meetings and functions. Many of their staff serve on the Cabinet or are technical advisors. 

1. Governor and Lt. Governor
2. U.S. Senators and Congressmen
3. Salt Lake City Mayor
4. Members of the Salt Lake City Council
5. Salt Lake County Mayor
6. Members of the Salt Lake County Council
7. Chairs of the Council of Governments from Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Utah, Tooele and Summit County
8. Senate President
9. Speaker of the House
10. Representative from House district 24
11. Senator from Senate district 2 
12. Other elected officials as requested

Invited College of Mayors – Salt Lake City is fortunate to have five former mayors who still live in the region and have contributed to the remarkable capital city that we enjoy today. In addition, former mayors of other cities in the region offer a wealth of experience in city issues. The College of Mayors will be tapped as a resource for refining and shaping the vision for downtown.

1. Conrad Harrison
2. Jake Garn
3. Ted Wilson
4. Palmer DePaulis
5. Deedee Corradini
6. Lynn Pett (former Mayor of Murray)

Conveners – These members convene and guide the policy direction of the Collaboration. They are conveners of stature and expertise, intended to bring prominence to the collaboration and represent a cross-section of regional interests in Utah’s capital city.

1. Lane Beattie, Salt Lake Chamber
2. Keith Rattie, Questar Corporation
3. Tom Guinney, Downtown Alliance
4. Spence Eccles, Eccles Foundation
5. Larry Miller, Miller Entertainment Enterprises 
6. Palmer DePaulis, Utah Department of Community and Culture
7. Dell Loy Hansen, Wasatch Properties
8. Scott Anderson, Zions Bank
9. Mark Howell, Wells Fargo Bank
10.Roger Boyer, Boyer Company
11. Kem Gardner, Gardner Company
12. Clint Ensign, Sinclair Oil
13. David Burton, Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church
14. Neil Ashdown, Office of the Governor
15. Jim Wall, Deseret Morning News
16. Dean Singleton, Salt Lake Tribune
17. Brent Low, Newspaper Agency Corporation
18. Prescott Muir, Prescott Muir Associates
19. Peter Coles, Squatters Brew Pub
20. Lew Cramer, WTC Utah
21. Margaret Hunt, Utah Arts Council
22. Cynthia Bioteau, Salt Lake Community College
23. Curtis Bennett, O.C. Tanner
24. Martin Lewis, Utah Business
25. Steve Tyler, Holland and Hart
26. Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes
27. Michael Young, University of Utah
28. Peter McMahon, Kennecott Land
29. Bill Nelson, Intermountain Healthcare
30. Pamela Atkinson, Community Advisory Board, Road Home
31. John Njord, Utah Department of Transportation
32. Debbie Kotter-Barkley, Nordstroms 
33. John Inglish, Utah Transit Authority
34. Dianne Nielson, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
35. Joseph Mayo, Rector, Cathedral of the Madeleine
36. Rich Walje, Rocky Mountain Power
37. Jerry Fenn, Qwest
38. Steve Lundgren, Marriott Corporation
39. Wes Curtis, Center for Rural Life
40. Jeff Edwards, Economic Development Corporation
41. Robert Grow, Envision Utah 
42. Jack Gallivan, Emeritus Chair, member of original Downtown Planning Association
43. Walker Wallace, Emeritus Chair, member of original Downtown Planning Association 

Cabinet – These members serve as a Cabinet to the Conveners, providing hands-on guidance to the Collaboration.

1. Robert Farrington, Downtown Alliance [Chairs Cabinet]
2. Bruce Bingham, Chair, Downtown Development Committee 
3. Vasilios Priskos, Chair, Downtown Retail Merchants
4. Natalie Gochnour, Salt Lake Chamber
5. Louis Zunguze, Salt Lake City Corp.
6. Russell Weeks, Salt Lake City Council
7. Alison McFarlane, Salt Lake City Corp. 
8. D.J. Baxter, Salt Lake City Corp.
9. Chris Crowley, Salt Lake County
10. Dale Carpenter, Salt Lake County Economic Development
11. Brenda Sheer, School of Architecture, University of Utah 
12. Jack Hammond, American Institute of Architects 
13. Vicki Varela, Kennecott Land
14. Scott Beck, Salt Lake Visitors and Convention Bureau
15. Frank Matheson, Wasatch Properties
16. Dennis Haslam, Utah Jazz
17. Bill D’Evelyn, Commerce CRG
18. Mike Allegra, Utah Transit Authority
19. Carlos Braceros, Utah Department of Transportation
20. Jake Boyer, Boyer Company
21. Brad Barber, Utah Quality Growth Commission
22. Bob Hueffner, former State Planning Coordinator 
23. Leah Ann Lamb, Department of Environmental Quality
24. Kerry Nielsen, PRI
25. Alan Matheson, Envision Utah
26. Dan Lofgren, Cowboy Partners
27. Rob Moore, Big D Construction (or designee)
28. Stephanie Frohman, Economic Development Corporation of Utah
29. Allyson Isom, Department of Community and Culture
30. Roger Borgenicht, Future Moves Coalition
31. Chuck Ware, Design Workshop
32. Brian Wilkinson/Lindsey Ferrari, Wilkinson Ferrari
33. Kelly Gilman, CRSA Architects, ASLA

Technical Advisors – These members provide technical support for the work of the Collaboration.

1. Ted Knowles, Envision Utah [Chairs technical committee]
2. Alice Steiner, Utah Transit Authority
3. Alex Ikefuna and Doug Dansie, Salt Lake City Planning Department
4. Tim Harpst, Salt Lake City Transportation Department 
5. Bill Knowles, Salt Lake City/Chamber construction ombudsman
6. Holly Robb, Salt Lake County Economic Development
7. Russell Weeks, Salt Lake City Council
8. Dave Oka, Redevelopment Agency
9. Greg Geilmann, Kingsbury Hall
10. Robert Spendlove, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
11. Shane Smith, University of Utah, College of Architecture
33. Leah Ann Lamb, Department of Environmental Quality
12. Jim Robson, Utah Dept. of Workforce Services
13. Ben Teran, Commerce CRG
14. Michael Budge, Design Workshop
15. Randy Park, UDOT Region 2
16. Doug Dansie, Salt Lake City Planning Department
17. Kevin Young, Salt Lake City Transportation Department
18. Milt Braselton, Union Pacific RR
19. Nancy Boskoff, Salt Lake Arts Council
20. Rick Graham, Salt Lake City Public Works
21. Mark Vlasic, Landmark Design ASLA
22. Ellen Reddick, Vest Pocket Investment
23. Mike Gallegos, Salt Lake County Housing 
24. Jason Foster, GSBS AIA

In addition to the Conveners, Cabinet and Technical Advisors, all interested participants are invited to join the Collaboration as Partners. Contact the Salt Lake Chamber at downtownrising@saltlakechamber.org for additional information.