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.
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
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Sadhu Johnston, City Manager |
604-873-7627 | sadhu.johnston @vancouver.ca |
Arts, Culture, and Community Services
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts, Culture and Community Services | Sandra Singh, General Manager, Arts, Culture and Community Services |
604-871-6858 | sandra.singh @vancouver.ca |
| Healthy City Strategy/Social Policy | Mary Clare Zak, Managing Director, Social Policy and Project Division |
604-871-6643 | maryclare.zak @vancouver.ca |
| Housing | Abigail Bond, Director, Housing Policy and Projects | 604-873-7670 | abigail.bond @vancouver.ca |
Civic Engagement and Communications
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Rena Kendall-Craden, Director, Civic Engagement and Communications |
604-673-8121 | rena.kendall-craden @vancouver.ca |
Development, Buildings, and Licensing
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development, Buildings, and Licensing | Kaye Krishna, General Manager | 604-873-7160 | kaye.krishna @vancouver.ca |
| Licensing and Community Standards | Kathryn Holm, Chief Licence Inspector |
604-873-7545 | kathryn.holm @vancouver.ca |
| Building Code and Policy | Patrick Ryan, Chief Building Official |
604-873-7524 | |
| Development, Building, Licensing Operations and Customer Service | Mark Greenfield | 604-871-6033 | mark.greenfield @vancouver.ca |
Digital Services and Web
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Adcock, Chief Technology Officer |
604-871-6868 | jessie.adcock @vancouver.ca |
Emergency Operations Centre
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Stevens, Director, Emergency Management |
604-829-4370 | daniel.stevens @vancouver.ca |
Engineering and Transportation
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bike Lanes and Infrastructure | Lon LaClaire Director, Transportation |
604-873-7336 | lon.laclaire @vancouver.ca |
| Bike Share Program | Jerry Dobrovolny, General Manager Engineering |
604-873-7331 | jerry.dobrovolny @vancouver.ca |
| Community Gardens | Margaret Wittgens, Director, Public Space and Street Use | 604-673-8227 | margaret.wittgens @vancouver.ca |
| Food Carts | Jenniffer Sheel, Manager, Street Activities |
604-376-9192 | jenniffer.sheel @vancouver.ca |
| Parking Policy | Lon LaClaire Director, Transportation |
604-873-7336 | lon.laclaire @vancouver.ca |
| Parking Enforcement | Taryn Scollard, Director, Streets |
604-873-7789 | taryn.scollard @vancouver.ca |
| Paving, Rain, and Floods | Taryn Scollard, Director, Streets |
604-873-7789 | taryn.scollard @vancouver.ca |
| Recycling, Food Scraps, Composting, Sanitation | Albert Shamess, Director, Waste Management and Resource Recovery |
604-873-7300 | albert.shamess @vancouver.ca |
| Roads, Street Lights, and Curb Ramps | Taryn Scollard, Director, Streets |
604-873-7789 | taryn.scollard @vancouver.ca |
| Transportation (overall) | Jerry Dobrovolny, General Manager, Engineering |
604-873-7331 | jerry.dobrovolny @vancouver.ca |
| Walking/Pedestrians | Lon LaClaire Director, Transportation |
604-873-7336 | lon.laclaire @vancouver.ca |
| Water and Sewer | Daniel Roberge Director, Water and Sewer Green Infrastructure |
604-873-7360 | daniel.roberge @vancouver.ca |
Finance
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrice Impey, General Manager, Financial Services Group |
604-873-7610 | patrice.impey @vancouver.ca |
Fire and Rescue Services
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire and Rescue Services | Darrell Reid, Fire Chief |
604-665-6051 | darrell.reid @vancouver.ca |
| Media and Professional Standards | Jonathan Gormick, Captain, Public Information Officer |
604-665-6070 | jonathan.gormick @vancouver.ca |
| Media Line | On-duty Officer | 604-654-0929 |
Human Resources
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Mochrie, Deputy City Manager |
604-873-7666 | paul.mochrie @vancouver.ca |
Legal Services
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Francie Connell, Director, Legal Services |
604-873-7506 | francie.connell @vancouver.ca |
Parks and Recreation
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the General Manager | Malcolm Bromley, General Manager, Parks and Recreation |
604-257-8448 | malcolm.bromley @vancouver.ca |
| Communications | Communications, Parks and Recreation |
604-257-8438 |
Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability
| Department area | Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability | Gil Kelley, Chief Planner and General Manager | 604-873-7456 | gil.kelley @vancouver.ca |
| Climate Adaptation | Doug Smith, Director, Sustainability | 604-829-4308 | doug.smith @vancouver.ca |
| Green Buildings | Sean Pander, Manager, Green Building Programs |
604-871-6542 | sean.pander @vancouver.ca |
| Greenest City Action Plan | Doug Smith, Director, Sustainability |
604-829-4308 | doug.smith @vancouver.ca |
| Northeast False Creek Project | Kevin McNaney, Project Director | 604-871-6851 | kevin.mcnaney @vancouver.ca |
| Vancouver – Downtown Rezoning | Karen Hoese, Acting Assistant Director, Downtown |
604-871-6403 | karen.hoese @vancouver.ca |
|
Vancouver – South Long Range and Community Planning |
Susan Haid, Assistant Director, Vancouver-South |
604-871-6431 | susan.haid @vancouver.ca |
| Urban Design and Heritage | Anita Molaro, Assistant Director, Urban Design |
604-871-6479 | anita.molaro @vancouver.ca |
| Regional Planning, Heritage, Laneway Houses | Chris Robertson Assistant Director City-wide Planning |
604-873-7684 | chris.robertson @vancouver.ca |
| Housing and Laneway Houses |
Dan Garrison
Assistant Director,
Housing Policy
|
604-673-8435 | dan.garrison @vancouver.ca |
Real Estate and Facilities Management
| Contact | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Prescott, Acting General Manager, Real Estate and Facilities Management |
604-873-7616 | lisa.prescott @vancouver.ca |
Vancouver Public Library
Media contact
| Name | Phone number | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing and Communications | 604-331-3681 | media@vpl.ca |
Vancouver Police Department
Media contacts
Visit the Vancouver Police Department's contact page to find media contact information.
