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Staff

SPUR main number: (415) 781-8726
Facility rentals: rentals@spur.org

Morgan Cásarez

Director of Private Events
Facility rentals for the SPUR Urban Center
rentals@spur.org
Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang

Membership Program and Data Manager
Individual membership communications, data, and reporting
mchang@spur.org
415.622.4280

Terri Chang

Senior Accountant
Accounts payable and accounts receivable
tchang@spur.org
(415) 644-4294

Anne Christie

Executive Operations Associate
Board of Directors liaison and executive operations
achristie@spur.org
415.322.9380

Noah Christman

Director of Public Programming
Development of public programs and exhibitions
nchristman@spur.org
(415) 644-4282

Rex Clark

Database Administrator/Analyst
Database administration, marketing automation and analytics reporting
rclark@spur.org
415.322.0753

Jacob Denney

Economic Justice Policy Director
Economic justice policy, research, and advocacy
jdenney@spur.org
415.506.9414

Katie Ettman

Food and Agriculture Senior Policy Associate
Institutional food procurement, food access, soda taxes, food waste
kettman@spur.org
(415) 644-4296

Amanda Fasenmyer

Director of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate partnerships and engagement
afasenmyer@spur.org
(415) 644-4882

Laura Feinstein

Sustainability and Resilience Policy Director
Environmental policy, climate resilience and environmental equity
lfeinstein@spur.org
510.827.1286

Pia Gheen

Finance and People Operations Director
Finance, human resources
pgheen@spur.org
415.644.4883

Michelle Huttenhoff

Planning Policy Director
Community and neighborhood plans, public space, and urban design
mhuttenhoff@spur.org
954.579.6902

Alicia John-Baptiste

President and CEO
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising and organization-level decisions, media inquiries
ajohn-baptiste@spur.org
(415) 644-4888

Nick Josefowitz

Chief Policy Officer
Manages SPUR's policy team and responsible for developing and advancing policy ideas
njosefowitz@spur.org
(415) 322-0767

Sarah Karlinsky

Senior Advisor
Housing and land use policy, organizational strategy
skarlinsky@spur.org
(415) 577-1411

Jonathon Kass

Transportation Policy Manager
jkass@spur.org
415.322.9036
Michael Lane

Michael Lane

State Policy Director
San José policy and state-level housing advocacy efforts
mlane@spur.org
(415) 860-9579

Lawrence Li

Strategy and Operations Director
Internal strategy, information systems, facilities, office
lli@spur.org
415.644.8236‬

Henrieta Muradzikwa

Digital Content Curator
Website, policy articles, social media, email newsletters
hmuradzikwa@spur.org
(415) 644-4889

Ronak Davé Okoye

Oakland Director
SPUR policies and positions, fundraising, city-level decisions and media inquiries in Oakland
rdokoye@spur.org
510.827.1296

Heather Olinto

Chief Development Officer
General fundraising questions, including membership, planned giving, grants and event sponsorships
holinto@spur.org
(415) 644-4281
Diego Ortiz

Diego Ortiz

Food and Agriculture Program Manager
Project management, community engagement and public programs
dortiz@spur.org
(408) 638-9017

Livesey Pack

Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San Francisco and Oakland
lpack@spur.org
(415) 781-8726 x132

Dimple Pajwani

Chief Operating Officer
Chief of staff, strategic planning, business operations, strategic initiatives
dpajwani@spur.org
(415) 644-4890

Susannah Parsons

Senior Policy Associate
Voter Guide, economy and climate policy and advocacy
sparsons@spur.org
(415) 644-4886

Amanda Ryan

Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San José
aryan@spur.org
(408) 638-0083

Hannah Schwartz

Executive Operations and Special Projects
Executive support, staff administration, special projects
hschwartz@spur.org
(415) 322-0917

Katie Seitelman

Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San Francisco and Oakland
kseitelman@spur.org
(415) 781-8726 x132

Karen Steen

Communications Director
Communications strategy, media inquiries, policy reports, voter guide
ksteen@spur.org
(415) 644-4287

Laura Tolkoff

Regional Planning Policy Director
SPUR Regional Strategy initiative
ltolkoff@spur.org
(415) 644-4295

Catherine Walker

Corporate Relations Manager
Corporate partnerships and engagement
cwalker@spur.org
(408) 673-2273

Helen Woodbury

Corporate Relations Manager
Corporate partnerships and engagement
hwoodbury@spur.org
(510) 827-1904

Drew Woodward

Principal Foundations & Grants
Grant applications and reports, foundation relations, prospect research
dwoodward@spur.org
(415) 644-4286

Eli Zigas

Food and Agriculture Policy Director
Healthy food access, agricultural land preservation, institutional procurement
ezigas@spur.org
(415) 644-4881

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