Elected Officials
Office of Mayor John Whitmire
Mary Benton, Chief of Communications
Mary.Benton@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0830
Mobile: 713.208.6229
Office of City Controller Chris Hollins
Antonio Castaneda
Interim Director of Communications
antonio.castaneda@houstontx.gov
City Council Members
Please contact their offices at the link below:
City Departments
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Administration & Regulatory Affairs
(Regulatory Permitting, BARC Animal Shelter, 311 Help & Information, ParkHouston)
Billy Rudolph, Chief of Staff
Billy.Rudolph@houstontx.gov
Direct: 832.393.8503
Mobile: 817.723.0914
Naelah Yahya, City Council Liaison
Naelah.Yahya@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.8530
Cory Stottlemyer, Director of Communications
Cory.Stottlemyer@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.9092
Mobile: 281.732.5057
Houston Airport System
(George Bush Intercontinental [IAH], William P. Hobby [HOU] and Ellington Field [EFD] Airports)
PIO Phone Line: (346) 656-9293 / HAS.PIO@HoustonTx.gov
Molly Waits, Deputy Director, Marketing, Communications, Customer Experience
Mobile: 832-623-0147
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BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions
(Pet registration, City-Owned Animal Shelter, Animal Enforcement *BARC is a division of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department)
Cory Stottlemyer, Director of Communications
Cory.Stottlemyer@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.9092
Mobile: 281.732.5057
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Office of Emergency Management
(Emergency Response Coordination, Emergency Planning, Emergency Operations Center)
Ruth Tovar, Director of Communications
713.884.4568
OEMmedia@houstontx.gov
Laura Branch Mireles, Public Information Officer
Office: 713.884.4567
Mobile: 346.267.2075
Laura.Mireles@houstontx.gov
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)
On-call PIO: 832.394.6709
Email: hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
Brent Taylor, Communications Director
Brent.Taylor@houstontx.gov
Mobile: 713.882.5090
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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)
Tucker Wilson
Deputy Assistant Director- Communications and Public Affairs
Tucker.Wilson@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.5045
Mobile: 346.802.508
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(Affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization)
Javelle Johnson, MA
Division Manager, Communications and Outreach Division
Javelle.Johnson@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.394.8157
Mobile: 832.571.7091
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
LIBRARY
LaDonna Weems, Deputy Assistant Director of Communications
LaDonna.Weems@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.1476
Mobile: 281.387.7721
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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
Mark Cueva, Assistant Director, Public Information
Mark.Cueva@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0816
Linda Flores Olson, Deputy Assistant Director, Communications
Linda.FloresOlson@houstontx.gov
Cell: 346-339-2639
Office: 832-393-0814
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Office of Business Opportunity
Brandon Jones, PIO/External Affairs Division Manager
Brandon.Jones2@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0652
Mobile: 832.627.3875
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Parks & Recreation
Matt Musil, Communications Manager
Matt.Musil@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.7022
Cell: 832.727.1457
Erika Madison
Erika.madison@houstontx.gov
Askparks@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.395.7061
Cell: 713.562.4095
Planning and development department
(Platting and development services, Transportation planning, Houston Bike Plan, Historic Preservation, Geographic Information Services)
Anna Sedillo, Chief of Staff
Anna.Sedillo@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.6578
Public Works
(water/wastewater, drainage, transportation, permitting, capital projects, floodplain management)
Mary Benton, Chief of Communications
Mary.Benton@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0830
Mobile: 713.208.6229
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Solid Waste Management
(City of Houston solid waste collection, disposal and recycling)
Abel Fernandez, Communications
Abelardo.Fernandez@houstontx.gov
Office: 832.393.0466