Meet
The Team
Mayor Matt Mahan is running an administration that embraces change — and demands better for San José families. His talented, innovative, and experienced team works every day to help drive the transformative change that will make government work for the many diverse communities that call our city home. Learn more about the team structure and find ways to contact us below – we can’t wait to hear from you!
Leadership
Jim Reed Chief of Staff
Mackenzie Mossing Chief Policy Officer
Stephen Caines
Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Budget Officer
Tasha Dean
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Policy
Matthew Quevedo
Chief of Neighborhood Outreach
Vincent Rocha
Senior Economic Development, Housing, & Land Use Advisor
Alejandra Leynez Chantres
Council Policy & Legislative Director
Michael Lomio
Senior Land Use & Economic Development Policy Advisor
Emily Munguia
Council Policy and Legislative Director
Sara Garcia
Senior Public Safety & Education Advisor
Ryan Coonerty
Senior Intergovernmental Affairs Advisor
Keith Hertzberg
Budget and Innovation Advisor
Communications
Ben Irwin
Speechwriter
Seamus Gann
Communications Specialist
Serena Khahera
Digital Media & Communications Specialist
Sammi Phan
Digital Media & Communications Specialist
Neighborhood Outreach
Vanessa Gonzalez
Deputy Director of Neighborhood Outreach
Emily Lansing
Neighborhood Meet & Greet Program Coordinator
Stephen Ngo
Communications Outreach & Office Compliance
Leilani Gomez
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator
Tara Dang
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator
Aden Kassaye
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator
Rheya Pawar
Together SJ Program Lead
Myrna Srouji
Together SJ Program Lead
Operations
Yadira Fortino
Assistant
Renu Grover Deputy Chief of Staff
Megan White
Executive Assistant
Celina Carrasco
Secretary