Laura Tam, a Senior Program Officer at Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), leads public policy and funding strategies for wildfire, climate, and community resilience in California through philanthropy, advocacy, coalition-building, and communications. Laura, who has 20 years’ experience in environmental policy and climate resilience, currently sits on the statewide steering committee of Smart Growth California, and previously served in advisory committee/board roles for: the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; Resilient by Design; Friends of the Urban Forest; and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Prior to RLF, Laura was Sustainable Development Policy Director at the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), a leading urban public policy think-tank.