This month, 12 years after SPUR's regional expansion, the organization ushered in a new board governance structure. Our smaller, 30-member Board of Directors will provide fiduciary and strategic leadership to the organization in partnership with our three City Advisory Boards, which will support SPUR’s local research and advocacy efforts.
These new appointees bring extensive knowledge in planning, housing, transportation, good government, economics, and sustainability and resilience. We look forward to their leadership as we continue our work to make the Bay Area a place where everyone can thrive. For more details about our Board of Directors and City Advisory Board members, please visit spur.org/about/board.
SPUR Board Executive Committee
Lydia Tan, Chair
Principal, Tan Consulting
Ariane Coleman Hogan, Vice Chair
Director for Local Government Affairs, Genentech
Lindsay Baker, Secretary
CEO, International Living Future Institute
Cynthia Wong, Treasurer
Director of Operations, Education Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jaye Bailey
Chief of Staff, VTA
Daniel Cedeño
Chief of Staff, Principal Regional Operations Specialist, PG&E
David Friedman
Retired
Ed Harrington
Retired: Former Controller, City and County of San Francisco (1991-2008), former General Manager San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (2008-2012)
Carl Shannon
Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
SPUR Board Directors
Jay Bradshaw
Executive Officer, Nor Cal Carpenters Union
Daniel Cedeño
Chief of Staff, Principal Regional Operations Specialist, PG&E
Shiyama Clunie
Public Affairs Director, Golden Gate Service Area, Kaiser Permanente
Sam Cobbs
CEO, Tipping Point Community
Lynette Dias
President, Principal, Urban Planning Partners
John Diffenderfer
President, Aedis Architects
Oz Erickson
Principal, Emerald Fund
Don Falk
Independent Affordable Housing Consultant
Sally Ann Flood
West Region Real Estate Audit Leader, Deloitte
David Hart
President, Steinberg Hart
Brian Jencek
Senior Principal, Global Director for Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture, HOK
Dawn Kamalanathan
Chief Facilities Officer, San Francisco Unified School District
Hao Ko
Managing Director, Principal, Gensler
Gregg Miller
Partner, Real Estate and Land Use, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy, & Bass, LLP
David Nieh
Partner, AGI Avant Group
Shannon Peloquin
Partner, San Francisco, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Rebecca Prozan
Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Shakirah Simley
Executive Director, Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
Joe Speicher
Chief Sustainability Officer, Autodesk
Ari Takata-Vasquez
Executive Director, Oakland Indie Alliance
Ben Tripousis
Associate Vice President and Senior Program Manager, HNTB
Molly Turner
Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco City Advisory Board Members
Hao Ko, Chair
Managing Director, Principal, Gensler
Genevieve Cadwalader, Vice Chair
Vice President, Investment Officer, Prologis
Ana Luisa Aldana
Public Sector Client Account Director, DEIB+ Lead, Accenture
Jay Bradshaw
Executive Officer, Nor Cal Carpenters Union
Chris Brown
Senior Vice President, U.S. Business Partnerships & Policy, Citi
Shiyama Clunie
Public Affairs Director, Golden Gate Service Area, Kaiser Permanente
Kim-Mai Cutler
Partner, Initialized Capital
Kelly Dearman
Executive Director, Disability and Aging Services, San Francisco Human Services Agency
Sarah Dennis Phillips
Executive Director, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Tamsen Drew
Chief of Staff, Office of the General Counsel, Salesforce
Stephen Engblom
Faculty, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
Don Falk
Independent Affordable Housing Consultant
Tyra Fennell
Director of Community Relations and Commissions, San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development
Jean Fraser
Chief Executive Officer, The Presidio Trust
Ed Harrington
Retired: Former Controller, City and County of San Francisco (1991-2008), former General Manager San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (2008-2012)
Brian Jencek
Senior Principal, Global Director for Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture, HOK
Dawn Kamalanathan
Chief Facilities Officer, San Francisco Unified School District
Dorka Keehn
Principal, Keehn on Art
Gregg Miller
Partner, Real Estate and Land Use, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy, & Bass, LLP
Shannon Peloquin
Partner, San Francisco, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Rebecca Prozan
Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Guillermo Rodriguez
California State Director, The Trust for Public Land
Jack Sylvan
Founder and Principal, SDG, LLC
Kate White
Associate Principal for Planning and Policy, Arup
Lauren Wilson
Senior Manager, Government Affairs, New Markets West, Cruise
San José City Advisory Board Members
Ben Tripousis, Chair
Associate Vice President and Senior Program Manager, HNTB
Kathy Duong, Vice Chair
Manager, Public Policy, Amazon
Anil Babbar
Senior Vice President, Public & Government Affairs, California Apartment Association
Daniel Cedeño
Chief of Staff, Principal Regional Operations Specialist, PG&E
John Diffenderfer
President, Aedis Architects
Gary Dillabough
Managing Partner, Navitas Capital
Shelley Doran
Senior Vice President, Webcor
Rosalynn Hughey
Deputy City Manager, City of San José
Ria Hutabarat Lo
Transportation Manager, City of Mountain View
Christine Laing
Studio Director, Principal, Gensler
Jim Lightbody
Principal, Lightbody Consulting
Camille Llanes-Fontanilla
Vice President, Silicon Valley Programs, Sobrato Family Foundation
Barbara Marshman
Retired
Chris Neale
Executive Vice President, The Core Companies
David Nieh
Partner, AGI Avant Group
Kristina Raspe
Vice President, Global Real Estate and Facilities, Apple
James Reber
Executive Director, San José Parks Foundation
Karla Rodriguez Lomax
Public Affairs Director, South Bay and Central Coast, Kaiser Permanente
Jasneet Sharma
Director, Office of Sustainability, County of Santa Clara
Kelly Snider
Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Director of the Certificate in Real Estate Development Program, San José State University
Leah Toeniskoetter
President & CEO, San José Chamber of Commerce
Geri Wong
Senior Managing Director, Newmark San José
Oakland City Advisory Board Members
Lynette Dias, Co-Chair
President, Principal, Urban Planning Partners
Molly Turner, Co-Chair
Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Kim-Mai Cutler
Partner, Initialized Capital
Carolyn Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Black Cultural Zone
Andrea Lowe
President & CEO, Lowe Consulting Group, Inc.
Jay Murphy
Capital Projects Team Manager, National Facility Services Support Services Administrator, Kaiser Permanente
Ari Takata-Vasquez
Executive Director, Oakland Indie Alliance
Chek Tang
President, Studio T Square
Amy Tharpe
Director of Social Responsibility, Port of Oakland
Lauren Wilson
Senior Manager, Government Affairs, New Markets West, Cruise