Grace Waltz
Chief of Staff
Mayor's Office
Mayor's staff
Each member of the Mayor's Office staff focuses on a specific service or policy area.
Ally Peters
Communications Director
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Media strategy
- Speech writing
- Crisis communications
- Press relations
Suzanne Sobotka
Director of Policy & Government Affairs
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Infrastructure
- Mayor's policy priorities
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Internal Audit
- Minneapolis Park Board
- Minneapolis Public Schools
Jennifer Lor
Press secretary
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Media relations
- External communications
- Social media strategy
Rebecca Fabunmi
Director of Economic Development & Policy Inclusion
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Economic Development & Inclusion
- Business Outreach & Workforce Development
- Commercial Land Use & Development
- Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy
- Race Equity
Libby Murphy
Senior Policy Aide for Housing, Land Use and Internal Services
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Housing
- Land Use and Zoning
- Heritage Preservation
- Internal City Departments
John Freude
Principal Policy Aide, Community Safety
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Police
- Fire
- Emergency Management
- 911
Michael Ohama
Senior Policy Aide, Community Safety
Mayor's Office
- Alternatives to policing
- Neighborhood safety
- Safe and Thriving Communities
Ed Jaramillo
Senior Policy Aide, Climate & Public Health
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Climate and Sustainability
- Public Health
- Labor
Kristian Evans
Senior Policy Aide, Infrastructure and Legislative Affairs
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Infrastructure
- Public Works
- Transportation
- Council Affairs
Nicholas Wallenhorst
Community and Constituent Engagement Manager
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Community engagement
- Constituent communications
- Operations support
Kristen Bryan
Community and Constituent Engagement Coordinator
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Constituent services
- Community engagement – Community Cabinet
- Interfaith Council
- Seniors
- Black Community
- People with Disabilities
Ifrah Hashi
Community and Constituent Engagement Coordinator
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Constituent services
- Community engagement – Youth & schools
- East African community
TouTou Khamsot
Office Associate
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Constituent services
- Administrative duties
Emma Tippett
Executive Assistant to the Mayor
Mayor's Office
Phone
- Meeting and event request
- Operations support
Contact us
Office hours
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Address
City Hall350 S. Fifth St., Room 330
Minneapolis, MN 55415