Ivy Beller Sakansky

photo of Ivy Sakansky

MAS-GIS Program

602-225-5300
602-359-1184

Education:

M.A., Arizona State University, Geography with area of emphasis in Land Use Planning, 1981

M.S., Arizona State University, Outdoor Recreation, 1979

Research Interests:

Environmental sustainability, land use planning, outdoor recreation planning, cartography

Areas of Specialization:

Outdoor recreation planning, locational analysis, market feasibility analysis

Professional Experience:

U.S. Forest Service. Tonto National Forest, Supervisor's Office, Student Trainee - GIS, present.

Beller-Sakansky, Inc. Geographic Research Consulting: City of Phoenix City Council Redistricting Project, School Enrollment Projections, Various Market Analysis Projects, outdoor recreation planning.

Beller, Inc., Vice President.

Co-owner of various local entrepreneurial ventures where we started or purchased private companies, increased the value through growth and subsequently dispersed the holding through mergers or acquisitions.

 

 

Community Outreach:

Valley Forward Association, Land Use Planning Committee, present.

National Parks and Recreation Association, Vice President, Student Branch.

See attached resume.

Recent Presentations:

Association of American Geographers. "Functional Variations of the Outdoor Recreation Facilities of the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, Scottsdale, Arizona."