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

Communications Director
Pamela Goldsmith
(202) 251-8284
[email protected]

District of Columbia Public Schools
Chief, External Affairs
Kera Tyler
(202) 557-5275
[email protected]

Press Secretary
Evan Lambert
(202) 316-3111
[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
 

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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 Affairs Specialist
Narrean Marsden
[email protected]
(202)754-2221

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]

 

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE

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

Public Affairs Specialist 
Isaiah Cromer
(202) 374-6873
[email protected]

Metropolitan Police Department

For MPD media and public affairs inquiries, please contact MPD’s Office of Communications at (202) 727-4383 or email: [email protected].

Communications Director
Cynthia Puryear
[email protected]

Acting Deputy Director
Tom Lynch
(202) 215-6623
[email protected]

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Public Information Officer
Vito Maggiolo
(202) 579-6905
[email protected]

Public Affairs Specialist
Daryl Levine
(202) 657-2557
[email protected]

Office of Unified Communications
For all media inquiries regarding OUC, please email [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] 

 

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Office of the City Administrator
Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant City Administrator
Rebekah Mena
(202) 570-2111
[email protected]

Department of Human Resources
Public Information Officer
John Barker
(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
Julia 'Jules' Jessie
(202) 724-4132
[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 of Community Relations and Services
Director
Phil Thomas
(202) 340-8552
[email protected]

Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Director of Communications
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[email protected]

SERVEDC
Public Information Officer
Kendall Martin
(202) 664-7906
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of the Clean City
Director 
Maria Barry
(202) 264-9816
[email protected]

Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[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
Director of Communications (MOCA)
Indya Wright
(202) 807-0347
[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
Karrie Leonard
(202) 251-6121
[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
Special Assistant, International Affairs and Protocol
Bileh Dougsiyeh
(202) 320-8530
[email protected]