Davis County
Economic Development Director
Led countywide strategy, established six Community Reinvestment Areas, and advanced small business financing and housing investment programs.
THE FIRM
Experience.
Perspective.
Connection.
Independent counsel at the intersection of government, capital, and industry.
CHANEL FLORES Founder & Principal
OUR FOUNDER
Built on
real experience.
Chanel Flores founded Wasatch Public Strategy after fifteen years building public-private partnerships across Utah’s economic development, aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Her work connects public priorities with private opportunity—bringing policy, financing, and industry perspectives into the same conversation.
Connect with Chanel ↗SELECTED EXPERIENCE
A career across
the public-private divide.
Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Industry Director
Led Utah’s aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing strategy, with work spanning defense community partnerships, urban air mobility, and the space industry.
UAMMI
Deputy Director
Led implementation of the Utah Defense Manufacturing Community program and developed partnerships across manufacturing, energy, and regional economic opportunity.
OUR APPROACH
A clear path through complexity.
Frame the decision.
Identify the question, constraints, and outcomes that matter.
Connect the perspectives.
Evaluate policy, financing, and industry implications together.
Define the next move.
Deliver practical options, priorities, and an actionable path forward.