Staff
SPUR main number: (415) 781-8726
Facility rentals: [email protected]
Sarah Atkinson
(She/Her)
Earthquake Resilience Policy Manager
Hazard and lifeline infrastructure resilience, community preparedness and social equity
Corporate Relations Manager
Corporate partnerships and engagement
San José Director
SPUR policies, positions, fundraising and media inquiries in San José
Director of Private Events
Facility rentals for the SPUR Urban Center
Membership Program and Data Manager
Individual membership communications, data and reporting
Senior Accountant
Accounts payable and accounts receivable
Anne Christie
(She/Her)
Policy Associate, Local Impact
Local policy research and advocacy; interim board liaison
Salesforce Platform Manager
Jamie Coleman
(She/Her)
Development Events Manager
Events project management, vendor relations and event sponsor communication
Director of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate partnerships, business membership and event sponsorship
Jacob Denney
(He/They)
Economic Justice Policy Director
Economic justice policy, research and advocacy
Publications Manager
Editing, writing and publication process optimization
Katie Ettman
(She/Her)
Food and Agriculture Policy Manager
Institutional food procurement, food access, soda taxes and food waste
Laura Feinstein
(She/Her)
Sustainability and Resilience Policy Director
Environmental policy, climate resilience and environmental equity
Grants Manager
Grants, foundation relations and corporate philanthropy
Annie Fryman
(She/Her)
Director of Special Projects
Local impact, housing and transportation advocacy
Chief Administrative Officer
Finance, administration and human resources
San Francisco Planning Policy Manager
Downtown San Francisco recovery effort and housing and transportation policy in San Francisco
Alicia John-Baptiste
(She/Her)
President and CEO
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising and organization-level decisions and media inquiries
Chief Policy Officer
Policy team management, policy development and advocacy and media inquiries
Transportation Policy Manager
Transit priority, transit-oriented communities and parking policy
Chief Communications Officer
Communications and engagement strategy, press relations and media inquiries, brand identity and digital storytelling
Lawrence Li
(He/They)
Strategy and Operations Director
Internal strategy, information systems, facilities and office
Food and Agriculture Program Manager
Double Up Food Bucks, CalFresh and healthy food access
Chief of Strategic Initiatives
Organizational strategy and operationalizing equity
Chief Development Officer
Fundraising including membership, planned giving, and grants and event sponsorships
Transportation Policy Manager
Regional transit governance and policy, transit economics and funding
San José Planning Policy Manager
Community and neighborhood plans, and public space and urban design in San José
Operations Associate
Equity, finance, human resources and administration
Paloma Sisneros-Lobato
(She/Her)
Food and Agriculture Senior Policy Associate
Food access, soda taxes and SPUR Voter Guide
San Francisco Director
SPUR policies, positions, fundraising and media inquiries in San Francisco
Transportation Policy Director
Strategic policy direction, project and process design, transportation policy, infrastructure planning and delivery
Executive Policy Assistant
Executive support, policy projects and operations
Public Programming Associate
Public programming and business events
Eli Zigas
(He/Him)
Food and Agriculture Policy Director
Healthy food access, agricultural land preservation and institutional procurement