Kent G Andersen - Community & Economic Development Director

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Area Of Responsibility: Community & Economic Development

Jeff Oyler - Davis County Planning Manager

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Area Of Responsibility: Planning, trails, prop 1

Rob Sant - Economic Development Director

Biography:

Rob Sant is the Director of Economic Development for Davis County. Before joining the County, Rob spent nearly a decade in the private sector as an economic development consultant. He assisted municipalities throughout Utah with creating successful economic development projects that generated over 2,500 jobs and $1 billion of new taxable value.

Rob received his Master’s in Public Administration from Villanova University and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Utah.

Rob lives in Kaysville with his wife and two daughters. They love spending time traveling together and seeing movies. He has a passion for golf, Utah football & all other things sports. 

Area Of Responsibility: Economic Development, COG, CDBG, Davis Fund for Economic Development

Jessica Merrill - Tourism Director

Biography:

Jessica Merrill is the Tourism Director for Davis County. A Utah native, Jessica was raised in Logan, Utah and has lived in various regions throughout the state. She graduated cum laude from Dixie State University with her B.S. in communications and has spent her career in the marketing and advertising industry. For 6 years she worked at an advertising agency as the Media Director where she managed many award-winning media campaigns with several Utah tourism organizations. Most recently she managed a $35 million annual media strategy for Utah-based eCommerce giant Overstock.com. Because of Jessica’s love for the Tourism industry she left the private sector in 2019 and seized the opportunity to lead the Tourism office for Davis County.

In 2018, Jessica was honored as one of Utah Business magazine’s 30 Women to Watch. She was also responsible for the media plan and execution of the “Best Ad Campaign” awarded to the Garfield County Office of Tourism at the Utah Tourism Conference in 2015.

Jessica loves traveling the world, hanging out in the mountains, reading as much as possible, attending concerts and sometimes playing the occasional round of golf.  She and her daughter live in Kaysville with their two cats.

Area Of Responsibility: Tourism & Events, Davis Conference Center & Legacy Events Center

Tony Thompson - Planning Specialist/Property Manager

Biography:  Tony can do anything. He will get it done before anyone knows it needed to be done.

Area Of Responsibility: Guides the County on property sales; reviews plans and code enforcement

Megan Christensen - Economic Development Specialist

Biography: Megan graduated from Weber State University with her Bachelor's in Business Administration & Marketing and received her Associate's from Utah State University. After graduating, Megan worked for a home builder for two years in their marketing and land acquisition departments. In 2015 she started with Davis County as the Tourism Services Coordinator and then was promoted to Economic Development Specialist. She enjoys interacting with the public and telling the story of what Davis County has to offer.  In her free time she enjoys being outdoors on the trails, rivers, and lakes. She also enjoys baking, creating and playing with her dog.

Area Of Responsibility: Economic Development, COG, Davis Fund for Economic Development.

Steve Lyon - Grants Administrator

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Area Of Responsibility: CDBG Grants

Debbie Sherman - Administrative Assistant

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Area Of Responsibility: Under the direction of the Community and Economic Development Director, Debbie handles all office-related functions and assists the Planning Commission, Art Committee as well as the Active Transportation Committee.

Noelle Graf - Tourism Marketing Coordinator

Biography: Noelle Graf is the Tourism Marketing Coordinator for Davis County, with over a decade of experience in content marketing and social media management. A New York native, Noelle also lived in California and Italy before settling down in Utah for the long haul. She has spent her career adapting in the ever-evolving marketing and advertising industries, shifting her focus to travel and tourism marketing after living and traveling overseas for six years. She graduated summa cum laude from UMUC Europe after studying in Florence, Rome, Venice, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam, and has spent the past 10+ years writing tourism content and traveling around the West with her husband and daughter.

Area Of Responsibility: Tourism Marketing