Staff and Board

Mountainlands Staff

Jason Glidden

Executive Director

Jason Glidden joined Mountainlands in 2024 as Executive Director and overseeing all aspects of the organization. Before Mountainlands, Jason worked for Park City Municipal Corporation as the Housing Development Manager, managing Park City’s affordable housing program helping to deliver hundreds of affordable units through the creation of new policies and land management codes that incentivize the development of affordable housing. Jason holds a B.A. in Business Management and Marketing from the University of Evansville, and a M.B.A. in Strategic Management from the University of Montana. He sits on the Affordable/Workforce Housing Product Council for the Urban Land Institute, working with industry experts to find new innovative solutions to the current housing crisis. He grew up in New Hampshire but has called Park City home since 2007. When not working to provide more housing opportunities to the Wasatch Back, Jason enjoys being outdoors skiing, mountain biking, and fly fishing with his wife and two kids.

jason@housinghelp.org
435-602-1886

Laura Elton

Operations Director

Laura joined Mountainlands October 2013 and oversees accounting, human resources and office administration duties. Over the last ten years Laura has become a Certified Rental Counselor and a Homeownership Counselor. Laura has been an integral part of many of Mountainlands programs and developments. She resides in beautiful Hoytsville, Utah with her husband and two daughters.

laura@housinghelp.org
435-602-1884

Becky Cranney

Self Help Coordinator

Becky joined Mountainlands in 2010 to manage the Mutual Self Help Building Program. Over the past ten years, Becky has been a part of helping 115 families fulfill their dreams of owning their own homes. Becky is grateful for the opportunity she had in 2008 to build her own home through the Self-Help program in Kamas, where she resides close to her children and grandchildren.

becky@housinghelp.org
435-602-1884

Preston Session

Construction Supervisor

Preston joined Mountainland Community Housing in 2012 as an Assistant Construction Supervisor. He now oversees construction projects for Mountainlands Self Help program and the Parkview Place subdivision in Heber. Preston is proud of the hundreds of homes he has helped build with Mountainlands and especially enjoys training Self Help homeowners as they construct their own homes. Before joining the company, Preston worked for a local General Contractor building single-family homes in the Park City area. He currently lives in Heber City where he is raising two sons.

preston@housinghelp.org
435-602-1882

Housing Resource Center

Angelica Espinoza

Housing Navigator

Angelica joined Mountainlands in August of 2022 as the Housing Navigator. Drawing on years of professional experience in both nonprofit work at the People’s Health Clinic and in the Wasatch Back real estate market, Angelica is excited to assist community members in the pursuit of their housing goals.

angelica@housinghelp.org
435-602-1887

Megan McKenna

Housing Advocate

Megan joined Mountainlands in August of 2022 as the Housing Advocate. Having grown up in Park City, Megan has experienced housing issues first-hand. A resolute advocate for her community and the environment, Megan will now dedicate her efforts to build support for equitable housing opportunities.

megan@housinghelp.org
435-602-1888

Board of Trustees

Bob Richer

board president

Richer Development Services, Inc.

Jessica Norie

board vice president

President,
Artspace

Katie Wilking

board secretary

Sr Managing Director,
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services- Utah

Ryan Hoffman

board treasurer

Community Banking Officer,
WaFd Bank

Thomas Eddington Jr., AICP, ASLA

Integrated Planning & Design, LLC

Chris Lampe

Vice President of Human Resources,
Deer Valley Resort

Jeff Bradshaw

Executive Director,
Wasatch County Housing Authority

Sara Huey

Senior Manager of Communications,
Park City Mountain

Guillermo Zelaya

Senior Vice President,
Zions Bank

Jamie Scherer

Private Investment Manager

Alexis Brown

Vice President of Development,
Park City Community Foundation

Peter Tomai

Specific Performance, Inc.

Patty Garcia

Patient Access Director,
People's Health Clinic

Maria Belen Mendoza

Property Manager, EMG Management

Becca Gerber

Director of Community and Government Relations, Park City Chamber of Commerce