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
Database Administrator/Analyst
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
Manages SPUR's policy team and responsible for developing and advancing policy ideas
Lawrence Li
Strategy and Operations Director
Internal strategy, information systems, facilities, office
Henrieta Muradzikwa
Digital Communications Specialist
Website, policy articles, social media, email newsletters
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
Dimple Pajwani
Chief Operating Officer
Chief of staff, strategic planning, business operations, strategic initiatives
Amanda Ryan
Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San José
Hannah Schwartz
Executive Operations and Special Projects
Executive support, staff administration, special projects
Katie Seitelman
Public Programming Assistant
Inquiries about lunchtime forums and walking tours in San Francisco and Oakland
Laura Tolkoff
Transportation Policy Director
SPUR Regional Strategy initiative, transit policy and research
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