Park City Municipal Promotes Jenny Diersen to Economic Development Program & Special Events Manager

Post Date:08/17/2017 7:03 PM

 Jenny Diersen

CONTACT:
Jonathan Weidenhamer
Economic Development Manager
Park City Municipal Corporation
435-615-5069jweidenhamer@parkcity.org


Park City Municipal Promotes Jenny Diersen to Economic Development Program & Special Events Manager            
PARK CITY, UT (August 17, 2017) – Park City Municipal Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Jenny Diersen to the position of Economic Development Program & Special Events Manager. In her new role, Diersen will manage all aspects of the City’s Special Events Department, leading the City’s special event planning, development, and operations. Diersen will also assist in implementing the City’s economic development strategic plan and serve as a staff liaison to the City’s arts and culture initiatives.

Most recently, Diersen worked as the City’s Special Events Coordinator, where she was instrumental in the development and management of the City’s Special Events Advisory Committee. She has also led the City’s involvement in community art initiatives and serves as staff liaison to the Park City Public Art Advisory Board.

“Jenny’s management of large-scale, multi-day citywide events over the past three years demonstrated that she is well equipped to fulfill the role of special events manager,” said Economic Development Manager, Jonathan Weidenhamer. “Additionally, her understanding and appreciation of public art and broader arts and culture initiatives—and how they contribute to the City’s community and economic vitality—means Jenny will help expand the City’s economic development base in ways that stay true to our unique community.”
Diersen joined the City in April 2014, following a seven-year tenure as education director at the Kimball Art Center. She received her bachelor of science in Art Marketing from the University of North Georgia and is also a graduate of Leadership Park City Class 19. Diersen and her husband live in Kamas.

“With a background in the arts and special events, I am honored and excited to begin this expanded role  and be part of the team that will help shape Park City’s future,” said Diersen. “I enjoy learning from, and working with, our diverse community to provide unique programs and event offerings.”

Diersen’s new role is effective immediately, filling the vacancy created by the recent appointment of Jason Glidden as Housing Development Manager.

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About Park City Municipal Corporation                                                                  
Park City Municipal Corporation is a political subdivision of the state of Utah. A former silver mining town, Park City is now home to two world-class ski resorts and was the mountain host for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. The town of 7,500 also hosts many special and cultural events, including the Sundance Film Festival and Kimball Arts Festival. Park City has been named America’s Best Mountain Town by Travel & Leisure Magazine. www.parkcity.org

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Park City’s natural setting is the reason why we live here. Our open spaces are at the core of who we are. Park City has 9540 acres of land that has been set aside as open space, protected from development with conservation easements.

Not only do these lands the Park City lifestyle represent the Park City lifestyle, they can help us reach our carbon neutral goals.

Carbon sequestration explained: 

Park City’s open spaces, if managed properly, can pull out vast amounts of carbon away from the atmosphere and store it in vegetation and soils. This carbon storage capability can help balance our carbon footprint and help balance those emissions that we cannot eliminate.

Park City is working to quantify how much carbon is stored in the vegetation and soils on its open spaces, and how much additional carbon is pulled away from the atmosphere on a yearly basis. According to a study completed in 2017, our open spaces are soaking up 7,686 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e) per year. If you are interested in knowing more about our methodology, get in touch.

Regenerative agriculture:

In the summer of 2018 Park City decided to initiate regenerative agriculture on the iconic piece of land at McPolin Barn. This piece of land had remained relatively undisturbed since it was set aside under easement in 1991. The lack of disturbance on the land led to the grasses that grow and die each year to thatch together, never properly decomposing into the soil. To restore the function of returning nutrients and mixing soil, cattle were reintroduced to the former dairy. Rather than allowing them to spread out and graze on their favorite species, the cattle were herded together which forced them to eat down the grasses and weeds indiscriminately. The disturbance by the cows hooves, as well as what comes out of their tail ends, helped to mix dead matter with the soil and facilitate the decomposition process. This accelerated decomposition is key in releasing nutrients, thus creating a healthy environment for microbiota to trap more carbon away from the atmosphere and build up the health of our soils. The healthy soils are also more able to retain water, and allow for better growth of native species instead of noxious weeds.
Regenerative Agriculture on City Property

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