Team

Meet
the Team

Team

Board Officers

Mark Purdy

President

Don Thomas

Vice President

Stephen Brett

Secretary

Julie Taylor

Treasurer

Advisory Committee Chairs

Mark Sullivan

Marketing Committee Chair

Manuela Anne King

Streetscapes & Public Realm Committee Chair

Erik Murray

Public Affairs Committee Chair

Stephen Brett

Public Affairs Committee Co-Chair

Russell D. Keil, Jr.

Audit Committee Chair

James Sangiacomo

Finance Committee Chair

Don R. Thomas

Services & Public Safety Committee Chair

Board of Directors

Stephen Brett

Principal, Brett & Company

Jordan Buckley

Director of Hotel Operations, Paramount Hotels, Inc.

Opio Dupree

VP, Government and Public Affairs, Macy's Inc.

J. Timothy Falvey

President, Hanford-Freund Company

Shirley Howard-Johnson

Arts Consultant

Evan J. Kaizer

President & CEO (Manager), Sieroty Company Inc. (Stratford Hotel LLC)

Russell D. Keil, Jr.

Principal, The Keil Companies

David Lewin

General Manager, Grand Hyatt San Francisco

Peter Hart

General Manager, Hilton San Francisco Union Square & Parc 55 San Francisco

Kevin Flanagan

General Manager, Recology Golden Gate

Erik Murray

Managing Partner, Oak Investment Funds

Maxine A. Papadakis, MD

President, 150 Powell HOA

Mark Purdy

Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Grosvenor Americas

James Sangiacomo

Principal, Trinity Properties

Mark Sullivan

Community Member

Julie Taylor

Executive Vice President, Collier's International

Don R. Thomas

President & CEO, The Club Donatello

Wes Tyler

General Manager, Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

Lauren Ellis

Director/Partner, CK Contemporary

Spencer Sechler

Director of Business Development, ACE Parking

Clifton Clark

Area General Manager, Marriott Intl. / Westin St. Francis

Lin Huber

Vice President, General Manager; Neiman Marcus

Alliance Staff

Marisa Rodriguez

Chief Executive Officer

Ken Rich

Director of Policy and Economic Development

Benjamin Horne

Chief Financial Officer

Jason Cherniss

Director of Services

Zarrina Yousufzai

Finance & HR Associate 

Eva Schouten

Public Realm & Events Manager

Jessica Chilingerian

Marketing & Communications Associate

Melanie Medina

Executive Assistant

Liza Bernard

Events Coordinator

Operations Staff

Lance Goree

Operations Manager, Block by Block

Freddie "Raven" Anderson

Operations Supervisor, Block by Block

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