SEDI Leadership

Carl Taylor - SEDI Ex-President

Carl Taylor is serving his second 4-year term as Coconino County Supervisor for District 1, which extends from Flagstaff to the Utah border and to the Mohave County line. He began his public service with four years on the Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, which he also chaired. As Supervisor, he formed the Sustainable Buildings Committee, which developed the Coconino County Sustainable Building Program that encourages design and construction of buildings using sustainable principles. Besides being SEDI's Board President and founder, he is also the President and founder of the Canyon Region Economic Development Alliance (CREDA) in the Arizona Strip region.

Carl recently received an appointment by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to the Arizona BLM RAC (Resource Advisory Committee). He was also appointed by the Governor to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC).

Supervisor Taylor currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Flagstaff Master Chorale, and the Diablo Trust. He has a special passion for the Flagstaff Symphony, where he served on the Board of Directors (including two years as President) and is currently on the Strategy and Structure Committee and the Executive Committee. He is also on the Advisory Board of the College of Arts & Letters at Northern Arizona University. Past board activities include the United Way and the Advisory Board of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University.His is Regional Coordinator of the Arizona Site Steward program and is on the planning team for the Flagstaff Regional Plan.

Mr. Taylor has served as chair of various committees for his church, including Finance, Nominating and Long Range Planning. He and his wife Holly are currently co-chairs for Fund-Raising. He and Holly have also provided project management assistance to the Museum of Northern AZ, The Northland Family Help Center, and the Northland Preparatory Academy.

Carl was born in Bisbee, Arizona and raised in Cedar City, Utah. He graduated high school in 1959 from the Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and in 1966 obtained a 5-year degree in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Carl's other interests include photography, archeology and history. He sings with the Flagstaff Master Chorale.He and Holly have five children and six grandchildren between them. Most are located in Georgia and Missouri.

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