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Staff

SPUR main number: (415) 781-8726
Facility rentals: [email protected]
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Sarah Atkinson

(She/Her)
Earthquake Resilience Policy Manager
Hazard and lifeline infrastructure resilience, community preparedness and social equity
[email protected]
510.589.1626
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Kalynn Blakely

Corporate Relations Manager
Corporate partnerships and engagement
[email protected]
415.322.0267
Fred Buzo

Fred Buzo

San José Director
SPUR policies, positions, fundraising and media inquiries in San José
[email protected]
408.460.8568

Morgan Cásarez

Director of Private Events
Facility rentals for the SPUR Urban Center
[email protected]
Nadia Chan

Nadia Chan

(She/Her)
Executive Operations Associate to the CEO
Executive support
[email protected]
415.322.0917
Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang

Membership Program and Data Manager
Individual membership communications, data and reporting
[email protected]
415.322.0731
Terri Chang

Terri Chang

Senior Accountant
Accounts payable and accounts receivable
[email protected]
415.935.3613
Anne Christie

Anne Christie

(She/Her)
Policy Associate, Local Impact
Local policy research and advocacy; interim board liaison
[email protected]
415.322.9380
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Rex Clark

Salesforce Platform Manager
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Jamie Coleman

(She/Her)
Development Events Manager
Events project management, vendor relations and event sponsor communication
[email protected]
415.644.4283
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Jackie Curran

Director of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate partnerships, business membership and event sponsorship
[email protected]
925.642.1442
Jacob Denney

Jacob Denney

(He/They)
Economic Justice Policy Director
Economic justice policy, research and advocacy
[email protected]
415.506.9414
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Melissa Edeburn

Publications Manager
Editing, writing and publication process optimization
[email protected]
415.686.8714
Katie Ettman

Katie Ettman

(She/Her)
Food and Agriculture Policy Manager
Institutional food procurement, food access, soda taxes and food waste
[email protected]
415.644.4296
Laura Feinstein

Laura Feinstein

(She/Her)
Sustainability and Resilience Policy Director
Environmental policy, climate resilience and environmental equity
[email protected]
510.827.1286
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Elisa Féliz

Grants Manager
Grants, foundation relations and corporate philanthropy
[email protected]
415.644.4286
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Annie Fryman

(She/Her)
Director of Special Projects
Local impact, housing and transportation advocacy
[email protected]
Pia Gheen

Pia Gheen

Chief Administrative Officer
Finance, administration and human resources
[email protected]
‭415.309.6830‬
April Gubatina

April Gubatina

(She/Her)
Corporate Relations Manager
Corporate partnerships and engagement
[email protected]
415.322.0140
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Stanford Caldera III

San Francisco Planning Policy Manager
Downtown San Francisco recovery effort and housing and transportation policy in San Francisco
[email protected]
213.992.1935
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Alicia John-Baptiste

(She/Her)
President and CEO
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising and organization-level decisions and media inquiries
[email protected]
415.322.0917
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Nick Josefowitz

Chief Policy Officer
Policy team management, policy development and advocacy and media inquiries
[email protected]
415.322.0767
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Sarah Karlinsky

(She/Her)
Senior Advisor
Housing and land use policy, organizational strategy
[email protected]
415.577.1411
Jonathon Kass

Jonathon Kass

Transportation Policy Manager
Transit priority, transit-oriented communities and parking policy
[email protected]
415.322.9036
Michael Lane

Michael Lane

State Policy Director
State-level housing advocacy
[email protected]
415.860.9579
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Edward Young Lee

Chief Communications Officer
Communications and engagement strategy, press relations and media inquiries, brand identity and digital storytelling
[email protected]
415.644.4287
Lawrence Li

Lawrence Li

(He/They)
Strategy and Operations Director
Internal strategy, information systems, facilities and office
[email protected]
415.644.8236‬
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Grecia Marquez-Nieblas

Food and Agriculture Program Manager
Double Up Food Bucks, CalFresh and healthy food access
[email protected]
408.638.0091
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Sydney Ng

(She/Her)
Digital Communications Specialist
Social media, website and email newsletters
[email protected]
415.644.4284
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Jackson Nutt-Beers

(They/Them)
Public Programming Associate
Public programming and business events
[email protected]
415.322.0275
Ronak Davé Okoye

Ronak Davé Okoye

Chief of Strategic Initiatives
Organizational strategy and operationalizing equity
[email protected]
510.827.1296
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Heather Olinto

Chief Development Officer
Fundraising including membership, planned giving, and grants and event sponsorships
[email protected]
415.644.4281
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Sebastian Petty

Transportation Policy Manager
Regional transit governance and policy, transit economics and funding
[email protected]
415.320.7784
Jessica Peyton

Jessica Peyton

(She/Her)
Public Programming Associate
Public programming and business events
[email protected]
415.322.8316
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Erika Pinto

San José Planning Policy Manager
Community and neighborhood plans, and public space and urban design in San José
[email protected]
408.673.2273
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Ixchel Ramirez

Operations Associate
Equity, finance, human resources and administration
[email protected]
510.393.5080
Paloma Sisneros-Lobato

Paloma Sisneros-Lobato

(She/Her)
Food and Agriculture Senior Policy Associate
Food access, soda taxes and SPUR Voter Guide
[email protected]
415.506.9411
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Sujata Srivastava

San Francisco Director
SPUR policies, positions, fundraising and media inquiries in San Francisco
[email protected]
415.322.8140
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Karen Steen

(She/They)
Communications Director
Content strategy and management
[email protected]
510.295.3285‬
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Laura Tolkoff

Transportation Policy Director
Strategic policy direction, project and process design, transportation policy, infrastructure planning and delivery
[email protected]
415.644.4295
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Crystal Yang

Executive Policy Assistant
Executive support, policy projects and operations
[email protected]
628.629.5476
Sherry Zhu

Sherry Zhu

Public Programming Associate
Public programming and business events
[email protected]
415.539.7397
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Eli Zigas

(He/Him)
Food and Agriculture Policy Director
Healthy food access, agricultural land preservation and institutional procurement
[email protected]
415.644.4881

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