Staff
SPUR main number: (415) 781-8726
Facility rentals: [email protected]
Sarah Atkinson
(She/Her)
Hazard Resilience Senior Policy Manager
Hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, resilient housing, environmental justice
Development Operations Manager
Individual membership communications, data and reporting
Suzanne Cox-Santos
(She/Her)
Director of Engagement
Program development, community building, partnerships
Sean Elsbernd
(He/Him)
President and CEO
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising and organization-level decisions, media inquiries
Sustainability and Resilience Policy Manager
Climate policy, resilient cities, equitable building decarbonization
Annie Fryman
(She/Her)
Director of Special Projects
Housing and transportation advocacy in San Francisco
Julie Hernandez
(She/Her)
Board Liaison and Operations Associate
Board relations, office operations, administrative support
Erika McLitus
(She/They)
Housing and Planning Policy Manager
Affordable housing and urban policy, neighborhood planning initiatives
Governance and Economy Policy Director
Local government effectiveness, economic and fiscal policy
Chief Development Officer
Fundraising including membership, planned giving, and grants and event sponsorships
Senior Transportation Policy Advisor
Regional transit governance and policy, transit economics and funding
Maeve Skelly
(She/Her)
Governance and Economy Policy Manager
Government impact and effectiveness, civic and process innovation
Jenny Slattery
(She/Her)
Director of Institutional Giving
Business memberships, event sponsorships, and foundation grants
Chief Policy Officer
Policy team management, policy development and advocacy, media inquiries
Ren Steen
(She/They)
Communications and Content Director
Publications, content strategy and management
Transportation Policy Director
Strategic policy direction, project and process design, transportation policy, infrastructure planning and delivery