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.
City Leadership Team
Get bios and contact information for our City Leadership Team: The City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and the heads of our major service groups.
Spokespeople for the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
City Manager's Office
Sadhu Johnston
City Manager
sadhu.johnston@vancouver.ca
604-873-7627
Arts, Culture, and Community Services
Sandra Singh
General Manager, Arts, Culture and Community Services
sandra.singh@vancouver.ca
604-871-6858
Healthy City Strategy / Social Policy
Mary Clare Zak
Managing Director, Social Policy and Project Division
maryclare.zak@vancouver.ca
604-871-6643
Housing
Abigail Bond
Managing Director, Housing Policy and Homelessness Service
abigail.bond@vancouver.ca
604-873-7670
Civic Engagement and Communications
Rena Kendall-Craden
Director, Civic Engagement and Communications
rena.kendall-craden@vancouver.ca
604-673-8121
Development, Buildings, and Licensing
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
Development, Building, Licensing Operations and Customer Service
Mark Greenfield
mark.greenfield@vancouver.ca
604-871-6033
Digital Services and Web
Jessie Adcock
Chief Technology Officer
jessie.adcock@vancouver.ca
604-871-6868
Emergency Operations Centre
Daniel Stevens
Director, Emergency Management
daniel.stevens@vancouver.ca
604-829-4370
Engineering and Transportation
Bike Lanes and Infrastructure
Lon LaClaire
Director, Transportation
lon.laclaire@vancouver.ca
604-873-7336
Bike Share Program
Jerry Dobrovolny
General Manager, Engineering
jerry.dobrovolny@vancouver.ca
604-873-7331
Community Gardens
Margaret Wittgens
Director, Public Space and Street Use
margaret.wittgens@vancouver.ca
604-673-8227
Food Carts
Jenniffer Sheel
Manager, Street Activities
jenniffer.sheel@vancouver.ca
604-376-9192
Parking Policy
Lon LaClaire
Director, Transportation
lon.laclaire@vancouver.ca
604-873-7336
Parking Enforcement
Taryn Scollard
Director, Streets
taryn.scollard@vancouver.ca
604-873-7789
Paving, Rain, and Floods
Taryn Scollard
Director, Streets
taryn.scollard@vancouver.ca
604-873-7789
Recycling, Food Scraps, Composting, Sanitation
Albert Shamess
Director, Waste Management 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 (overall)
Jerry Dobrovolny
General Manager, Engineering
jerry.dobrovolny@vancouver.ca
604-873-7331
Walking / Pedestrians
Lon LaClaire
Director, Transportation
lon.laclaire@vancouver.ca
604-873-7336
Water and Sewer
Daniel Roberge
Director, Water and Sewer Green Infrastructure
daniel.roberge@vancouver.ca
604-873-7360
Finance
Patrice Impey
General Manager, Financial Services Group
patrice.impey@vancouver.ca
604-873-7610
Fire and Rescue Services
Darrell Reid
Fire Chief
darrell.reid@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
Human Resources
Paul Mochrie
Deputy City Manager
paul.mochrie@vancouver.ca
604-873-7666
Legal Services
Francie Connell
Director, Legal Services
francie.connell@vancouver.ca
604-873-7506
Parks and Recreation
Office of the General Manager
Malcolm Bromley
General Manager, Parks and Recreation
malcolm.bromley@vancouver.ca
604-257-8448
Communications
PB.communications@vancouver.ca
604-257-8699
Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability
Gil Kelley
Chief Planner and General Manager
gil.kelley@vancouver.ca
604-873-7456
Climate Adaptation
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
Greenest City Action Plan
Doug Smith
Director, Sustainability
doug.smith@vancouver.ca
604-829-4308
Northeast False Creek Project
Kevin McNaney
Project Director
kevin.mcnaney@vancouver.ca
604-871-6851
Vancouver – Downtown Rezoning
Karen Hoese
Acting Assistant Director, Downtown
karen.hoese@vancouver.ca
604-871-6403
Vancouver – South, Long Range and Community Planning
Susan Haid
Assistant Director, Vancouver-South
susan.haid@vancouver.ca
604-871-6431
Regional Planning, Heritage, Laneway Houses
Chris Robertson
Assistant Director, City-wide Planning
chris.robertson@vancouver.ca
604-873-7684
Housing and Laneway Houses
Dan Garrison
Assistant Director, Housing Policy
dan.garrison@vancouver.ca
604-673-8435
Real Estate and Facilities Management
Nick Kassam
General Manager, Real Estate and Facilities Management
nick.kassam@vancouver.ca
604-871-6859
