Announcing 2024 Policy Committee Chairs
The Bay Area Council is extremely fortunate to have incredible leaders to guide the important policy work we do. Because of them and their deep commitment to our region, the Council is delivering results as we work to address our biggest challenges. We’re proud to welcome our current slate of policy committee chairs and we extend our thanks to them for their service.
Public Safety Committee Co-Chairs
Rick Callender, CEO, Valley Water
Jim Levine, Managing Partner, Montezuma Wetlands
Jeff Littlefield, Chief Operating Officer, SFO
Denise Pinkston, Managing Director, TMG Partners
Greg Suhr, Director, Safety and Security, Salesforce Tower
Danny Wan, Executive Director, Port of Oakland
Staff lead: Policy Director Laura Hill, lhill@bayareacouncil.org
Housing Committee Co-Chairs
Jonathan Fearn, Managing Director of Development, Greystar
Khatereh Khodavirdi, Vice President, Data Science, PayPal
Ann Silverberg, CEO, Northern California Affordable and Northwest Divisions, Related California
Staff lead: Vice President Louis Mirante, lmirante@bayareacouncil.org
Homelessness Committee Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Funk, CEO, DignityMoves
Tom Wolf, Recovery Advocate, Salvation Army
Staff lead: Senior Vice President Adrian Covert, acovert@bayareacouncil.org
Transportation Committee Co-Chairs
Arielle Fleisher, Policy Development and Research Manager, Waymo
Darlene Gee, Senior Vice President, HNTB
Rich Robbins, CEO, Wareham Development
Staff lead: Vice President Emily Loper, eloper@bayareacouncil.org
Climate Resilience & Water Committee
Sal Coniglio, CEO, Recology
Jim Levine, Managing Partner, Montezuma Wetlands
Staff lead: Senior Vice President Adrian Covert, acovert@bayareacouncil.org
Energy Committee Co-Chairs
Alex Makler, Senior Vice President, West Region, Calpine
Carla Peterman, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E
Staff lead: Policy Director Julian Lake, jlake@bayareacouncil.org
Workforce Committee Chair
Erika Webb-Hughes, Vice President, Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Pearson Education
Staff lead: Senior Vice President Matt Regan, mregan@bayareacouncil.org
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs
Jed York, CEO, San Francisco Forty Niners
April Atkins, Trustee, Northern California Carpenters Union
Staff lead: Vice President Suzanne Robinson, srobinson@bayareacouncil.org
Healthcare Committee Co-Chairs
William M. Isenberg, MD, PhD, Vice President, Chief Quality & Safety Officer, Sutter Health
Carrie O. Plietz, President, Northern California, Kaiser Permanente
Staff lead: Vice President Patrick Kallerman, pkallerman@bayareacouncil.org
Global Business and Investment Committee Co-Chairs
Harshul Asnani, President of Global Technology, Tech Mahindra Americas
Florence Fang, Chairwoman, Florence Fang Family Foundation
Dean Fealk, Partner, DLA Piper
Travis Kiyota, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs, East West Bank
Kevin Xu, Chairman, MEBO International
Staff lead: Senior Director, Global Business Development Alex Foard, afoard@bayareacouncil.org
Housing Endorsement Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Robin Baral, Senior Counsel, Hanson Bridgett
Ann Silverberg, CEO, Northern California Affordable and Northwest Divisions, Related California
Waterfront Mobility Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Emily Lesk, Project Manager, Wilson Meany
Seamus Murphy, Executive Director, Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA)
Heather Salem, Commute Operations Lead, Genentech
Goods Movement Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Genevieve Cadwalader, Vice President, Investment Officer, Prologis
Danny Wan, Executive Director, Port of Oakland
Employer TDM Task Force
Melody Lin, Transportation Program Manager, Genentech
Jonathan Schuppert, Manager of Transportation Planning & Optimization, Meta
Climate Mitigation Task Force
Joydeep Ganguly, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations, Gilead Sciences
Diana Birkett Rakow, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability Alaska Airlines
