Ivy Beller Sakansky
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MAS-GIS Program
602-225-5300
602-359-1184
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Education: |
M.A., Arizona State University, Geography with area of emphasis in Land Use Planning, 1981 M.S., Arizona State University, Outdoor Recreation, 1979 |
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Research Interests: |
Environmental sustainability, land use planning, outdoor recreation planning, cartography |
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Areas of Specialization: |
Outdoor recreation planning, locational analysis, market feasibility analysis |
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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.
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Community Outreach: |
Valley Forward Association, Land Use Planning Committee, present. National Parks and Recreation Association, Vice President, Student Branch. See attached resume. |
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Recent Presentations: |
Association of American Geographers. "Functional Variations of the Outdoor Recreation Facilities of the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, Scottsdale, Arizona." |

