General media enquiries
If you are a member of the media, email media@vancouver.ca seven days a week, or call 604-871-6336 during business hours.
Requests for interview and responses are coordinated through Civic Engagement and Communications. We do our best to make spokespeople available and to respond to inquiries in a timely fashion.
Spokespeople for the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
City Manager's Office
Paul Mochrie
Acting City Manager
paul.mochrie@vancouver.ca
604-873-7666
Arts, Culture, and Community Services
Sandra Singh
General Manager, Arts, Culture and Community Services
sandra.singh@vancouver.ca
604-871-6858
Arts and Culture
Branislav Henselmann
Managing Director, Cultural Services
branislav.henselmann@vancouver.ca
604-871-6455
Healthy City Strategy / Social Policy
Mary-Clare Zak
Managing Director, Social Policy and Projects Division
MaryClare.Zak@vancouver.ca
604-871-6643
Housing
Celine Mauboules
Managing Director, Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Programs
celine.mauboules@vancouver.ca
604-673-8287
Civic Engagement and Communications
Maria Pontikis
Director, Civic Engagement and Communications
maria.pontikis@vancouver.ca
604-673-8121
Development, Buildings, and Licensing
Jessie Adcock
General Manager, Development, Buildings, and Licensing
jessie.adcock@vancouver.ca
604-871-6868
Licensing and Community Standards
Kathryn Holm
Chief Licence Inspector
kathryn.holm@vancouver.ca
604-873-7545
Building Code and Policy
Patrick Ryan
Chief Building Official
patrick.ryan@vancouver.ca
604-873-7524
Digital Services and Web
Tadhg Healy
Director, Digital Platforms
tadhg.healy@vancouver.ca
604-829-2047
Emergency Operations Centre
Daniel Stevens
Director, Emergency Management
daniel.stevens@vancouver.ca
604-829-4370
Engineering and Transportation
Lon LaClaire
General Manager, Engineering
lon.laclaire@vancouver.ca
604-873-7336
Bike Share, Community Gardens, Food Carts
Karim Hirji
Acting Director, Public Space and Street Use
karim.hirji@vancouver.ca
604-679-5146
Parking Enforcement
Taryn Scollard
Director, Streets
taryn.scollard@vancouver.ca
604-873-7789
Parking Policy
Alina Cheng
Manager, Parking Management
alina.cheng@vancouver.ca
604-829-9338
Paving, Rain, and Floods
Taryn Scollard
Director, Streets
taryn.scollard@vancouver.ca
604-873-7789
Recycling, Food Scraps, Composting, Sanitation
Albert Shamess
Director, Zero Waste and Resource Recovery
albert.shamess@vancouver.ca
604-873-7300
Roads, Street Lights, and Curb Ramps
Taryn Scollard
Director, Streets
taryn.scollard@vancouver.ca
604-873-7789
Transportation Infrastructure
Paul Storer
Director, Transportation
paul.storer@vancouver.ca
604-873-7693
Walking / Pedestrians
Paul Storer
Director, Transportation
paul.storer@vancouver.ca
604-873-7693
Water and Sewer
Andrea Becker
Acting Director, Water and Sewers
andrea.becker@vancouver.ca
604-871-6059
Finance
Patrice Impey
General Manager, Finance, Risk, and Supply Mangement
patrice.impey@vancouver.ca
604-873-7610
Human Resources
Andrew Naklicki
Chief Human Resources Officer
andrew.naklicki@vancouver.ca
604-873-7660
Legal Services
Francie Connell
Director, Legal Services
francie.connell@vancouver.ca
604-873-7506
Parks and Recreation
Office of the General Manager
Donnie Rosa
General Manager, Parks and Recreation
donnie.rosa@vancouver.ca
604-257-8448
Park Board Communications
PB.communications@vancouver.ca
604-257-8699
Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability
Theresa O’Donnell
Acting General Manager, Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability
theresa.o'donnell@vancouver.ca
604-673-8434
Climate Adaptation and Greenest City Action Plan
Doug Smith
Director, Sustainability
doug.smith@vancouver.ca
604-829-4308
Green Buildings
Sean Pander
Manager, Green Building Programs
sean.pander@vancouver.ca
604-871-6542
Housing and Laneway Houses
Dan Garrison
Assistant Director, Housing Policy and Regulation
dan.garrison@vancouver.ca
604-673-8435
Northeast False Creek Project
Kevin McNaney
Project Director
kevin.mcnaney@vancouver.ca
604-871-6851
Long Range and Strategic Planning
Susan Haid
Deputy Director
susan.haid@vancouver.ca
604-871-6431
Regional Planning
Chris Robertson
Assistant Director, City-wide and Regional Planning
chris.robertson@vancouver.ca
604-873-7684
Rezoning
Yardley McNeill
Assistant Director, Rezoning
yardley.mcneill@vancouver.ca
604-873-7582
Real Estate and Facilities Management
Nick Kassam
General Manager, Real Estate and Facilities Management
nick.kassam@vancouver.ca
604-871-6859
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services
Karen Fry
Fire Chief
karen.fry@vancouver.ca
604-665-6051
Media and Professional Standards
Jonathan Gormick
Captain, Public Information Officer
jonathan.gormick@vancouver.ca
604-665-6070
Media Line
On-duty Officer
604-654-0929
Vancouver Public Library
Christina de Castell
Chief Librarian
christina.decastell@vpl.ca
604-331-4003
Media contact
Marketing and Communications
media@vpl.ca
604-331-3681
