Planning and Development Services Staff Directory

General Building Permit questions
    Project Coordinators
    (650) 329-2496 option 1 then option 3
    buildingpermits@cityofpaloalto.org

General Planning & Zoning questions
    Planner on Duty
    (650) 617-3117
    planner@cityofpaloalto.org

General Building Inspection questions
    Building Inspection
    (650) 329-2496 option 2

General Building Permit Plan Check questions
    Building Plan Check
    (650) 329-2496 option 3

Amy French, Chief Planning Official
Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2336

Clare Campbell, Manager of Long Range Planning
Clare.Campbell@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3191

George Hoyt, Chief Building Official
George.Hoyt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2368

David Chung, Assistant Building Official
David.Chung@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2135

Jessica Setiawan, Senior Business Analyst
Jessica.Setiawan@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2249

Jodie Gerhardt, Manager of Current Planning
Jodie.Gerhardt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2575

Khashayar 'Cash' Alaee, Senior Management Analyst
Khashayar.Alaee@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2230

Korwyn Peck, Inspection Services Manager
Korwyn.Peck@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2663 

Russ Reich, Development Services Permit Manager 
Russ.Reich@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3119

Sarah McRee, Senior Operations Manager
Sarah.McRee@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2276

Khashayar 'Cash' Alaee, Senior Management Analyst
Khashayar.Alaee@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2230

Jessica Setiawan, Senior Business Analyst
Jessica.Setiawan@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2249

Carol Turner, Administrative Associate
Carol.Turner@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2398

Carolyn Yee, Management Specialist
Carolyn.Yee@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2288

Ghebilet Paulos, Administrative Associate
Ghebilet.Paulos@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3159 

Madina Klicheva, Administrative Assistant
Madina.Klicheva@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2144

Robin Ellner, Administrative Associate
Robin.Ellner@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2603

Veronica Dao, Administrative Associate
Veronica.Dao@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329 2440

Graciela Velasquez, Administrative Associate
Graciela.Velasquez@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3118

Carlos Ruiz, Associate Planner
Carlos.Ruiz@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3123

Korwyn Peck
Korwyn.Peck@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2663

Kyle Shea
Kyle.Shea@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3507 

Rhonda Parkhurst
Rhonda.Parkhurst@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2658

Robert Dunbar
Robert.Dunbar@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2109

Robert MacDonald
Robert.MacDonald@CityofPaloAlto.org
650-329-2245

Elisa Vargas
Elisa.Vargas@CityofPaloAlto.org
650-329-2303

Consultant Building Plan Reviewers

Carroll Woods
Carroll.Woods@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2357

Madhavi Latha
Madhavi.Latha@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2149

Sandeep Ojha
Sandeep.Ojha@CityofPaloAlto.org 
650-329-2143 

Amy French, Chief Planning Official
Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2336

Brian Reynolds, Lead Code Enforcement Officer
Brian.Reynolds@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2358

Craig Hartley, Code Enforcement Officer
Craig.Hartley@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2503

Jodie Gerhardt, Manager of Current Planning
Jodie.Gerhardt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2575

Claire Raybould, Senior Planner
Claire.Raybould@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2116 

Scott McKay, Planner
Scott.McKay@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3113

Garrett Sauls, Planner
Garrett.Sauls@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2471 

Emily Foley, Planner 
Emily.Foley@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3125

Kristina Paulauskaite, Associate Planner
Kristina.Paulauskaite@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 496-6945

Val Perez-Ibardolasa, Planning Technician
Val.Perez-Ibardolasa@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2446

Russ Reich, Development Services Permit Manager 
Russ.Reich@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3119

David Borjon, Project Coordinator
David.Borjon@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2364 

Henry Rafael, Project Coordinator
Henry.Rafael@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2339

Orshi Corpos, Project Coordinator
Orshi.Corpos@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2234

Ryan Oyama, Project Coordinator
Ryan.Oyama@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2311

Amy French, Chief Planning Official
Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2336 

Clare Campbell, Manager of Long Range Planning
clare.campbell@cityofpaloalto.org
(650) 617-3191

Sheldon Ah-Sing, Principal Planner
sheldon.ahsing@cityofpaloalto.org
650-838-2821

Tim Wong, Senior Planner - Housing
Tim.Wong@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2493

Chitra Moitra, Planner
Chitra.Moitra@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2170

Rebecca Atkinson, Planner
Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2596 

Architectural Review Board (ARB)
ARB@CityofPaloAlto.org

Historic Resources Board (HRB)
HRB@CityofPaloAlto.org

Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC)
Planning.Commission@CityofPaloAlto.org

Long Range, Historic Preservation and General Planning
Planner@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2442

Current Planning and Development Services
Planner@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3117

Code Enforcement 
Planning.Enforcement@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2605
Please use Palo Alto 311 to report zoning code issues.