Jackie Biskupski
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has been selected for the 2018 class of Daniel Rose Land Use Fellows by the Rose Center for Public Leadership. Biskupski and mayors from three other cities will participate in a year-long program during which the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the National League of Cities (NLC) and fellowship peers will provide technical assistance on a Salt Lake City land use challenge. The Salt Lake City fellowship team also includes Michael Akerlow, deputy director of the Department of Community & Neighborhoods; Nick Norris, director of the Department of Community & Neighborhoods’ Planning Division; and Danny Walz, chief operating officer of the Redevelopment Agency, as Salt Lake City’s additional fellows, with Amanda Holty, marketing and communications specialist of the Redevelopment Agency, as the team’s project manager. The Salt Lake City fellowship team will be focusing on local regulatory barriers impacting housing choice and affordability.