Kelly Hardesty joined SPUR as event manager in 2007. She is the contact for all fund raising events, including the Silver SPUR Awards Luncheon, Bay Discovery Cruise, Business Breakfast Series and the Public Managerial Excellence awards, presented by MFAC. She is also the primary contact for all inquiries regarding the Young Urbanists, a division of SPUR focused on reaching out to adults in their 20s and 30s. Kelly comes to SPUR from San Francisco Art Institute where she spent three years working in various development positions.