Ms. Sarah Dennis-Phillips

A trained urban planner, Sarah began her California career in downtown revitalization, working to build thriving downtowns in Mountain View, Livermore, Redwood City, and other northern California cities. Sarah's service to the City of San Francisco started in 2005 in the Planning Department. Sarah has held previous leadership positions in both the private and public sectors, working with Tishman Speyer, a global development firm, as a Senior Director from 2018 to 2023; and then with San Francisco's Office of Economic and Workforce Development through summer 2025. Sarah holds degrees in urban planning and design from the University of Virginia and Harvard University.