Planning and Development Services Staff Directory

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

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

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@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2191 

George Hoyt, Chief Building Official
George.Hoyt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2368

David Chung, Assistant Building Official
David.Chung@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2135

Jessica Setiawan, Senior Business Analyst
Jessica.Setiawan@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2249

Jodie Gerhardt, Development Services Permit Manager
Jodie.Gerhardt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2575

Prabath Silva, Plan Check Manager
Prabath.Silva@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2651

Coleman Frick, Long Range Planning Manager
Coleman.Frick@paloalto.gov
(650) 838-2821

Claire Raybould, Manager of Current Planning
Claire.Raybould@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2116

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

Julia Knight, Special Projects & Innovation Manager
Julia.Knight@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2652

Garrett Sauls, Principal Planner
Garrett.Sauls@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2471

Kyle Shea, Inspection Services Manager
Kyle.Shea@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3507  

Elisa Vargas, Supervisor of Code Enforcement
Elisa.Vargas@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2303

Jennifer Armer, Assistant Director
Jennifer.Armer@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2191

Sarah McRee, Senior Operations Manager
Sarah.McRee@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2276

Vickie Tran, Administrative Assistant
Vickie.Tran@paloalto.gov
(650) 566-4544

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

Jessica Setiawan, Senior Business Analyst
Jessica.Setiawan@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2249

Carol Turner, Administrative Associate
Carol.Turner@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2398

Carolyn Yee, Management Specialist
Carolyn.Yee@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2288

Ghebilet Paulos, Administrative Associate
Ghebilet.Paulos@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3159    

Graciela Velasquez, Administrative Associate
Graciela.Velasquez@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3118

Charlotte Tran, Administrative Associate
Charlotte.Tran@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3172

Dorothy Dale, Administrative Associate
Dorothy.Dale@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2589

Carlos Ruiz, Associate Planner
Carlos.Ruiz@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3123

Kyle Shea
Kyle.Shea@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3507   

Robert MacDonald
Robert.MacDonald@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2245

Romany Youssef
Romany.Youssef@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3110

Jacob Wirt
Jacob.Wirt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2535

Forest Johnson
Forest.Johnson@paloalto.gov
(650) 838-2753

James Yonathan
James.Yonathan@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2109

Forest Johnson
Daniel.Mauldin@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2306

David Chung
Assistant Chief Building Official
David.Chung@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2135

Prabath Silva
Prabath.Silva@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2651 

Renee Needleman
Renee.Needleman@paloalto.gov
(650) 566-4543 

Consultant Building Plan Reviewers

Carroll Woods
Carroll.Woods@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2357

Madhavi Latha
Madhavi.Latha@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2149

Sheren Cheung
Sheren.Cheung@paloalto.gov
(650) 339-8601

George Hoyt, Chief Building Official
George.Hoyt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2368

Elisa Vargas, Code Enforcement Manager
Elisa.Vargas@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2303

Brian Reynolds, Code Officer
Brian.Reynolds@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2358

Craig Hartley, Code Officer
Craig.Hartley@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2503

Claire Raybould, Manager of Current Planning
Claire.Raybould@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2116 

Emily Kallas, Senior Planner 
Emily.Kallas@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3125

Steven Switzer, Historic Preservation Planner
Steven.Switzer@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2321

Kristina Dobkevicius, Associate Planner
Kristina.Dobkevicius@paloalto.gov
(650) 496-6945

Nishita Kandikuppa, Associate Planner
Nishita.Kandikuppa@paloalto.gov
(650) 838-2806

Jodie Gerhardt, Development Services Permit Manager
Jodie.Gerhardt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2575

Garrett Sauls, Principal Planner
Garrett.Sauls@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2471

Scott McKay, Planner
Scott.McKay@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3113

Val Perez-Ibardolasa, Planning Technician
Val.Perez-Ibardolasa@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2446

Bryan Boozari, Planning Technician
Bryan.Boozari@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2223

Jodie Gerhardt, Development Services Permit Manager 
Jodie.Gerhardt@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2575

David Borjon, Project Coordinator
David.Borjon@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2364 

Henry Rafael, Project Coordinator
Henry.Rafael@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2339

Orshi Corpos, Project Coordinator
Orshi.Corpos@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2234

Ryan Oyama, Project Coordinator
Ryan.Oyama@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2311 

Steven Switzer, Historic Preservation Planner
Steven.Switzer@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2321

Coleman Frick, Long Range Planning Manager
Coleman.Frick@paloalto.gov
(650) 838-2821

Kelly Cha, Senior Planner
Kelly.Cha@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2155

Robert Cain, Senior Planner
Robert.Cain@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2170

Vishnu Krishnan, Senior Planner
Vishnu.Krishnan@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2425 

Rebecca Atkinson, Planner
Rebecca.Atkinson@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2596

Leif Christiansen, Senior Housing Specialist
Leif.Christiansen@paloalto.gov
(650) 329-2195

Architectural Review Board (ARB)
ARB@paloalto.gov

Historic Resources Board (HRB)
HRB@paloalto.gov

Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC)
Planning.Commission@paloalto.gov

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

Current Planning and Development Services
Planner@paloalto.gov
(650) 617-3117

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