Agency Communications Contact List

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 

Director of Communications
Susana Castillo
(202) 309-2640
[email protected]

Press Secretary
Daniel Gleick
(202) 368-2931
[email protected]

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR EDUCATION

DC Public Library 
Media Relations Manager 
George Williams 
(202) 727-1184
[email protected]

Public Charter School Board
Director of Communications
Robert Lowe Spriggs
(202) 924-4425
[email protected]

Chief External Affairs Officer
Tomeika Bowden
(202) 577-6158
[email protected]

Workforce Investment Council
 

Communications Director
Benjamin Fritsch
(202) 308-8640
[email protected]

Department of Housing and Community Development
Communications Director
Pamela Hillsman
(202) 442-7251
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Tim Wilson
(202) 442-5723
[email protected]

Office of Planning
Communications Officer
Mekdy Alemayehu
(202) 442-4161
[email protected]

Public Affairs Specialist
Lauren Marcinkowski
[email protected]

Department of Small and Local Business Development
Public Information Officer
Charlene Louis
(202) 578-2063
[email protected]

Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
Director of Communications
Michelle M. Bailey 
(202) 724-2070
[email protected]

Public Affairs Specialist
Dr. Rita D. Lewis
(202) 270-2483
[email protected]

Department of Buildings

Chief Communications Officer
Gwen Cofield
(202) 841-0143
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Daniel Garay
[email protected]
(202) 615-6633

Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Chief Communications Officer
Art Swift
(202) 733-7875
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Paul Drehoff
(202) 442-7856
[email protected]

Public Affairs Specialist
Jenny Lindell
(202) 676-7174
[email protected]

Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
Communications and Marketing Manager
Charles Basham III
(202) 442-4400
[email protected] 

Public Affairs Specialist
Jemeisha Lyde
(202) 880-6544
[email protected]

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Communications Director
Rebecca Dooley
(202) 412-4524
[email protected]

Interagency Council on Homelessness

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE

For DMPSJ media inquiries, please email DMPSJ at [email protected].

Deputy Assistant Director for External Affairs
Rebekah Mena
(202) 570-2111
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Gena Bentley
(202) 841-0172
[email protected]

DC Department of Corrections
Director of Strategic Communications
Setareh Yelle
(202) 710-8070
[email protected]

Office of Unified Communications
Public Information Officer
Anna Noakes
(202) 805-6395
[email protected]

Department of Forensic Sciences
Public Information Officer
Jameel Harris
(202) 510-1617
[email protected]

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Public Information Officer
Andrew McArcle
(202) 698-9008
[email protected] 

Office of Human Rights
Associate Director of Communications and Equity
James Yu
(202) 727-4559
[email protected]

Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
Ellie Sung
(202) 727-6407
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of Returning Citizen Affairs
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected] 

INTERNAL SERVICES

Department of Human Resources
Public Information Officer
Clarissa Rucker
(202) 727-1558
[email protected]

Department of Transportation
Public Information Officer
German Vigil
[email protected]
(202) 306-1668

Public Affairs Specialist
Darnisha Green
(202) 853-6310
[email protected]

Department of Energy & Environment
Associate Director of Communications
Christopher Brown
(202) 507-0813
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Nicole Goines
(202) 536-7666
[email protected]

Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Public Affairs Specialist
Tamika Gittens
(202) 934-4602
[email protected]

Department of Motor Vehicles
Public Information Officer
Chiderah Monde
(202) 729-7098
[email protected]

Department of Public Works
Director of Communications
Kevin Cartwright
(202) 710-5651
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Nancee Lyons
(202) 671-2637
[email protected]

Public Affairs Specialist
O'Neil Singleton
(202) 710-4223
[email protected]

Department of General Services
Deputy Director of External Affairs
John Stokes
(202) 288-7275
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Elliott Kozuch
(202) 336-9016
[email protected]

District of Columbia Retirement Board
Communications and Public Relations Director
Lauren Smith
(202) 341-2219
[email protected]

Public Information Officer
Sisy Garcia
(202) 727-2095
[email protected]

Office of Risk Management
Public Information Officer
Robert Preston
(202) 727-4215
[email protected]

Office of Disability Rights
Program Analyst
Shelley Carr-Brown
(202) 727-2890
[email protected]

Office of Racial Equity
Taylor Battle
Public Information Officer
[email protected]

OFFICE OF SENIOR ADVISOR

Office of Federal & Regional Affairs
Senior Associate Director
Quinting Lacewell
(202) 727-0096
[email protected] 

MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Director of Communications
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected]

Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Public Information Officer
Lavau Nalu
(202) 227-9026
[email protected]

SERVEDC
Public Information Officer
Whitney Sweetwine
(202) 264-9861
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of the Clean City
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs
Public Information Officer
Laura Abubekr
(202) 727-6465
[email protected] 

Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected]

Mayor's Office on African Affairs
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of African American Affairs
Associate Director
Julie Norris
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of Nightlife and Culture
Associate Director
Salima Khaled
(202) 317-0621
[email protected]

Mayor's Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives
Associate Director
Alaina Carpenter
(202) 553-8131
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Public Information Officer
Gaby Vincent
(202) 281-8410
[email protected]

Mayor’s Office on Caribbean Community Affairs
Associate Director
Kai Shanklin
(202) 430-8528
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Deputy Director
Karen Quinones
(202) 270-1029 (text only)
[email protected]

Office of the Secretary
Public Information Officer
Joshua Collins
(202) 230-8814
[email protected]