Elected Officials
Office of Mayor Sylvester Turner
Mary Benton, Director of Communications
Mary.Benton@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0830
Mobile: 713.208.6229
Ada Ortega, Press Secretary
Ada.Ortega@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0800
Mobile: 832.547.3240
Tejal K. Patel, Deputy Press Secretary/ Public Information Officer
Tejal.Patel@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0808
Mobile: 713.459.9706
Office of City Controller Chris Brown
Max Moll, Press Secretary
Max.Moll@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393-3456
Mobile: 832.294.9987
City Council Members
Please contact their offices at the link below:
City Departments
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Administration & Regulatory Affairs
(Alarm Permitting, City policy updates, 311 Help & Information)
Lara Cottingham, Deputy Assistant Director
Lara.Cottingham@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.8503
Mobile: 281.896.9358
Houston Airport System
(George Bush Intercontinental [IAH], William P. Hobby [HOU] and Ellington Field [EFD] Airports)
Media Hotline: 281.233.1234
Foti Kallergis, Director of Communications
Foti.Kallergis@houstontx.gov
832.423.1964
Augusto Bernal, Public Information Officer
Augusto.Bernal@houstontx.gov
713.542.1490
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BARC Animal Shelters & Adoptions
(Pet licensing, City-Owned Animal Shelters, Animal Enforcement *BARC is a division of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department)
Lara Cottingham
Lara.Cottingham@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.8503
Mobile: 281.896.9358
Greg Damianoff
Greg.Damianoff@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.9021
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Office of Emergency Management
(Emergency Response Coordination, Emergency Planning, Emergency Operations Center)
Cory Stottlemyer, Public Information Officer
Cory.Stottlemyer@houstontx.gov
Office: 713.884.4556
Mobile: 281.796.9117
Houston Emergency Center
(9-1-1 Operations. For Emergency Management, see the Office of Emergency Management)
Refer media questions to the Office of the Mayor
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Houston Fire Department
(Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Marshal, Hazardous Materials)
Media Hotline: 832.394.6630
Firefighter Abby Ramos, Public Information Officer
Asuncion.Cortez@houstontx.gov
Mobile: 832.649.0458
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General Services Department
(Management and security of City of Houston-owned facilities )
Refer Media questions to the Office of the Mayor
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Houston Health Department
(Disease Surveillance, Emergency Public Health Response, Multi-Service Centers, Community-Based Health Programs)
Porfirio Villarreal, Public Information Officer
Porfirio.Villarreal@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.5041
Mobile: 713.826.5695
Scott Packard, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer
Scott.Packard@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.5045
Cell: 281.254.6403
Housing & Community Development
(Affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization)
Ashley Lawson, Administrative Specialist Policy and Communications
Ashley.Lawson@houstontx.gov
Human Resources
(City of Houston employee benefits, services and hiring)
Refer Media Questions to the Office of the Mayor
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Legal Department / City Attorney's Office
(Legal services for City of Houston departments and officials)
Refer Media Questions to the Office of the Mayor
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Municipal Courts
(City of Houston courts, civil and criminal)
Bonita Tolbert, Deputy Director, Public Information & Technology
Bonita.Tolbert@houstontx.gov
Office: 713.247.8791
Jose E. Soto, Assistant Public Information Officer
Jose.Soto@houstontx.gov
Office: 713.247.4081
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Neighborhoods
Evangelina Vigil, Public Information Officer
Evangelina.Vigil@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0832
Mobile: 281.904.3015
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Office of Business Opportunity
Pearl Cajoles, PIO/External Affairs Manager
Pearl.Cajoles@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0652
Mobile: 346.267.7062
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Parks & Recreation
Estella Espinosa, Communications Manager
Estella.Espinosa@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.7022
Mobile: 832.465.4782
Planning
Anna Sedillo, Communications Coodinator
Anna.Sedillo@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.6578
Public Works
(water/wastewater, drainage, transportation, permitting, capital projects, floodplain management)
Alanna Reed, Communications Director
Alanna.Reed@houstontx.gov
communications@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.2455
Mobile: 713.899.0165
Erin Jones, Public Information Officer
Erin.Jones@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.2530
Mobile: 713.853.6073
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Solid Waste Management
(City of Houston solid waste collection, disposal and recycling)
Tyra Wilkins, Interim Public Information Officer
Tyra.Wilkins@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0448