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. As a recognized expert in urban land redevelopment, Stephanie has served on many commissions and boards, including the San Francisco Port Commission at the request of Mayor Gavin Newsom, and the Los Angeles Industrial Lands Commission at the request of Mayor James Hahn. 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 experience 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, Senior 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.
Hannah Gipperich, Program Associate
Hannah joined CCLR as Office Manager at the beginning of 2011. She supports all of our programs and currently works on a variety of projects, including website and database management. Prior to joining CCLR, Hannah was a Project Manager at a branding agency in Oakland, managing print and website projects for companies ranging from nonprofit to Fortune 500. Hannah graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a BA in Linguistics.
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Anna Zvagelskaya, Development & Policy Fellow
Anna is focused on expanding CCLR's support base while also assisting with research and strategy for legislative outreach. Anna draws upon her experience in political fundraising and communications, having worked with several local, state-wide and national campaigns, as well as political action committees in California and Washington, DC. Most recently, she was an intern for one of Washington's largest bi-partisan government relations firms, focusing on appropriations, health care and international clients. Anna earned her BA in Government and French from Georgetown University, having also spent a year at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris.
Yvette Borja, Outreach Intern
Yvette first joined CCLR as 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. Having completed her first year at Yale University, she has returned to CCLR as our summer Outreach Intern. Yvette is enhancing CCLR's marketing efforts to expand the reach of our work and to promote our mission among a broader base of supporters. She is also conducting research into patterns found among successful federal grant applicants.
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