Staff
SPUR main number: (415) 781-8726
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Fred Buzo
San José Director
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising, city-level decisions and media inquiries in San José
Michelle Chang
Membership Program and Data Manager
Individual membership communications, data, and reporting
Rex Clark
Salesforce Platform Manager
Database administration, marketing automation and analytics reporting
Katie Ettman
Food and Agriculture Senior Policy Associate
Institutional food procurement, food access, soda taxes, food waste
Amanda Fasenmyer
Director of Corporate Philanthropy and Membership
Corporate partnerships and membership engagement
Laura Feinstein
Sustainability and Resilience Policy Director
Environmental policy, climate resilience and environmental equity
Michelle Huttenhoff
Planning Policy Director
Community and neighborhood plans, public space, and urban design
Alicia John-Baptiste
President and CEO
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising and organization-level decisions, media inquiries
Nick Josefowitz
Chief Policy Officer
Policy team management, developing and advancing policy ideas, media inquiries
Jonathon Kass
Transportation Policy Manager
Policy research and advocacy on transit priority, transit oriented development, transit governance and transportation sustainability
Lawrence Li
Strategy and Operations Director
Internal strategy, information systems, facilities, office
Ronak Davé Okoye
Oakland Director
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising, city-level decisions and media inquiries in Oakland
Heather Olinto
Chief Development Officer
General fundraising questions, including membership, planned giving, grants and event sponsorships
Diego Ortiz
Food and Agriculture Program Manager
Project management, community engagement and public programs
Livesey Pack
Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San Francisco and Oakland
Amanda Ryan
Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San José
Katie Seitelman
Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San Francisco and Oakland
Laura Tolkoff
Transportation Policy Director
Regional transportation and land use policy, regionally significant transit projects, walkable and bikeable communities
Drew Woodward
Principal Foundations & Grants
Grant applications and reports, foundation relations, prospect research
Eli Zigas
Food and Agriculture Policy Director
Healthy food access, agricultural land preservation, institutional procurement