Staff List
Stephanie Shakofsky, Executive Director
Stephanie is responsible for implementing CCLR's programs, which include small grants, training, and technical assistance to community developers and municipalities who are actively redeveloping brownfield sites. She began her career as a research hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and worked in the contaminant hydrology program advancing the science of contaminant fate and transport for six years. She has also served as a technical analyst for the California State Legislature, providing analysis of environmental regulation and legislative reports on topical issues including the state of brownfield redevelopment in California. Stephanie was recently appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom to the City of San Francisco Port Commission. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, with a BS in Geology, and San Jose State University with an MS in Hydrogeology.
Ignacio Dayrit, Director of Programs
Ignacio coordinates CCLR's technical assistance program for redevelopment projects. Ignacio is a redevelopment expert having spent 20 years with the City of Emeryville's Redevelopment Agency, where he was responsible for the city's Brownfield Pilot Project. He has over 23 years of experience in public sector development including: fiscal and financial analysis, public debt financing, feasibility analyses, and urban design. Ignacio was instrumental in the City's redevelopment of hundreds of acres of blighted, contaminated property. He holds a BS in Architecture from the University of the Philippines and an MCP from The University of California at Berkeley.
Evan Reeves, Research & Policy Director
Evan manages CCLR’s Policy and Practices Program, promoting policy-oriented solutions to the obstacles facing brownfield redevelopment at the federal, state, and regional levels. Evan also oversees CCLR’s research program, examining such emerging brownfield issues as vapor intrusion, cleanup standards, and institutional controls. Evan’s work is informed by his experiences in South America, where he has encountered the environmental, social, and economic effects that uncontrolled development can have on an entire region, as well as the potential for positive change when economically depressed communities act collectively to identify and achieve their common goals. Evan is a graduate of Oberlin College, with a BA in Biology and Environmental Studies.
Louisa Smythe, Program Associate
Louisa provides support for all of CCLR’s programs. She is currently coordinating the expansion of our technical assistance program to cover the Western United States, as well as facilitating CCLR’s partnership with the California Treasurer’s Office on our grant and loan program. Before joining CCLR, Louisa's interest in environmental conservation led her to internships building trails in Golden Gate National Recreation Area and with Mote Marine Laboratory monitoring sea turtle nesting in Florida. Louisa graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in Biology concentrated in Environmental Studies.
Flora Kaplan, Office Manager
Flora conceptualizes and institutes policies and procedures for office operations. Her work in both the public and private sector includes over ten years of experience in administrative management. She earned a BA in Sociology with an emphasis in systems of inequality from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and plans to pursue a graduate degree in sustainability. Flora has served as a volunteer for numerous nonprofit organizations; most recently, she conducted research on contaminated sites for Sustainable San Mateo and produced training material for the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.
Anna Zvagelskaya, Development Intern
Anna’s focus has been on researching and developing an expanded support base for CCLR. Anna also works for Emily’s List in Washington D.C where she is a junior at Georgetown University pursuing a double major in Government and French.
Erin Franks, Bill & Melinda Gates Scholar
As CCLR's policy intern, Erin's research focuses on nationwide trends in brownfield funding and scientific background for brownfield redevelopment policy. Erin is working for CCLR through an Interdisciplinary Science Scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Originally from Texas, she currently attends Claremont McKenna College, where she is pursuing a degree in Environment, Economics, and Politics with a minor in Philosophy. While at school, she works as a research analyst for the Roberts Environmental Center, where she evaluates the environmental reporting of Fortune 500 companies.
Yvette Borja, Achieve Scholar
Yvette joins CCLR as our Outreach Intern and an Achieve Scholar, a scholarship and enrichment program that provides extensive support to motivated high school students who will be the first in their families to attend college. She is enhancing CCLR's marketing efforts to expand the reach of our work and to promote our mission among a broader base of supporters. Yvette is a recent graduate of Mercy High School and will be attending Yale University in the Fall.
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