David Johnson 
Saratoga City Liaison

​David S. Johnson is the Public Relations & Economic Development Director for the City of Saratoga Springs. His professional background includes award-winning and results-driven expertise in media and public relations, non-profit fundraising, and city management.

Some of Mr. Johnson’s past work in the region includes fundraising for Thanksgiving Point’s Museum of Natural Curiosity; coordinating public meetings for the Utah Lake Master Plan; public education on carp removal and lake restoration projects; quadrupling publicity and attendance for the Utah Lake Festival; and coordinating strategic communications for the 21-mile Provo Canal Enclosure Project.

Mr. Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah. He is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).  He is the son of a 20-year, United States Navy Veteran. He is an avid runner and outdoorsman, and nothing is more important to him than his family, faith and community.

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