STAFF

To reach a staff member by phone, call 415.781.8726 followed by the extensions shown.

Staff Associate
Lori Armstrong-Mathieu x136 larmstrong-mathieu@spur.org
Volunteer and intern coordination

Membership Manager
Vickie Bell x121 vbell@spur.org
Membership questions, including how to join or renew as an individual member; Young Urbanists or Civitas Society

Bookkeeper
Terri Chang x128 tchang@spur.org
Accounts payable and accounts receivable

President
Jim Chappell x125 jchappell@spur.org
SPUR Campaign for the Urban Center

Director of the Urban Center
Diane Filippi x110 dfilippi@spur.org
Urban Center

Executive Assistant/Board Liaison
Virginia Grandi x117 vgrandi@spur.org
Board of Directors information and scheduling for Gabriel Metcalf

Events Manager
Kelly Hardesty x120 khardesty@spur.org
Special events and related sponsorship, including Silver SPUR, Bay Discovery Cruise, MFAC, Civitas Society and SPUR Business Breakfast Series

Policy Director
Sarah Karlinsky x129 skarlinsky@spur.org
Regional Planning, Housing, and Community Planning programs including neighborhood plans, disaster planning and project review

Publications and Communications Manager
Julie Kim x112 jkim@spur.org
Publications and communications, including Urbanist

Development Director
Amie Latterman x115 alatterman@spur.org
Business membership and all fund raising questions, including individual membership, planned giving, grants, and event sponsorships

Administrative Director
Lawrence Li x134 lli@spur.org
Facility rental, facilities, information technology and financial management

Executive Director
Gabriel Metcalf x113 gmetcalf@spur.org
Media inquiries, SPUR policies and positions, fund raising, and organization-level decisions

Development Assistant
Rachel Seltzer x116 rseltzer@spur.org
Donation letters and membership changes/corrections 

Transportation Policy Director
Dave Snyder x135 dsnyder@spur.org
Transportation programs, including Bus Rapid Transit, the Faster Muni Campaign, Downtown Transit Center, Downtown Caltrain extension, and California High Speed Rail

Capital Campaign Manager
Sarah Sykes x123 ssykes@spur.org
SPUR Campaign for the Urban Center

Sustainable Development Policy Director
Laura Tam x137 ltam@spur.org
Sustainable Development and environmental sustainability programs

Economic Development and Governance Policy Director
Egon Terplan x131 eterplan@spur.org
Ballot analysis, Good Government programs, Economic Development programs, and Municipal Fiscal Advisory Committee (MFAC)

Events Intern
Dhivya Balasubramanian x136 events@spur.org

Economic and Governance Policy Intern
Lisa Bell x136

Volunteer and Intern Team Leader
Scott Ellis x136
Volunteer and intern coordination

Front Desk Ambassador
Linda Liu x111 info@spur.org

Policy Intern
James Rogers x136

Economic and Governance Policy Intern
Tao Xue x136