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

Jennifer Armer, Assistant Director
Jennifer.Armer@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2149 

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, Development Services Permit Manager
Jodie.Gerhardt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2575

Coleman Frick, Long Range Planning Manager
Coleman.Frick@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 838-2821

Claire Raybould, Interim Manager of Current Planning
Claire.Raybould@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2116

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

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

Kyle Shea, Inspection Services Manager
Kyle.Shea@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3507  

Elisa Vargas, Supervisor of Code Enforcement
Elisa.Vargas@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2303

Jennifer Armer, Assistant Director
Jennifer.Armer@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2149

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

Vickie Tran, Administrative Assistant
Vickie.Tran@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 566-4544

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

Oscar Murillo, Senior Management Analyst
Oscar.Murillo@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2306

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   

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

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

Charlotte Tran, Administrative Associate
Charlotte.Tran@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 617-3172

Dorothy Dale, Administrative Associate
Dorothy.Dale@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2589

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

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

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

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

John Morton
John.Morton@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2381

Jacob Wirt
Jacob.Wirt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2535

Forest Johnson
Forest.Johnson@CityofPaloAlto.org
650-838-2753

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

Renee Needleman
Renee.Needleman@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 566-4543

Consultant Building Plan Reviewers

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

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

Sheren Cheung
Sheren.Cheung@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 339-8601

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

Elisa Vargas, Code Enforcement Manager
Elisa.Vargas@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2303

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

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

Claire Raybould, Interim Manager of Current Planning
Claire.Raybould@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2116 

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

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

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

Nishita Kandikuppa, Associate Planner
Nishita.Kandikuppa@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 838-2806

Steven Switzer, Historic Preservation Planner
Steven.Switzer@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2321

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

Elvia Vargas, Planning Technician
Elvia.Vargas@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2223

Jodie Gerhardt, Development Services Permit Manager 
Jodie.Gerhardt@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2575

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

Ariella Yendler, Project Coordinator
Ariella.Yendler@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2652

Steven Switzer, Historic Preservation Planner
Steven.Switzer@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2321

Coleman Frick, Long Range Planning Manager
Coleman.Frick@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 838-2821

Kelly Cha, Senior Planner
Kelly.Cha@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2155

Robert Feign, Housing Planner
Robert.Feign@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2195

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

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

Julia Knight, Principal Planner
Julia.Knight@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2652

Vishnu Krishnan, Senior Planner
Vishnu.Krishnan@CityofPaloAlto.org
(650) 329-2425

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.