City of Cleveland :: Mayor's Staff

Responsible for citywide operations and management of city services and capital projects, including facilities construction and maintenance
Oversees the Mayor’s Action Center and the following departments: Public Service; Public Utilities; and Parks, Recreation and Properties

Office of Government Affairs
Valarie J. McCall, Chief of Government Affairs

Executive Assistant, Tracy Smith
Phone: 216-664-2902
Fax: 216-420-7713

Serves as the liaison to the local, state and federal officials and agencies through the Office of Government Affairs
Responsible for monitoring the Jackson Administration’s appointments to internal and external boards and commissions
Manages all of the City of Cleveland’s International Programs, including International Sister City Agreements

Office of Regional Development
Chris Warren, Chief of Regional Development

Executive Assistant, Margaux Francis
Phone: 216-664-4617
Fax: 216-664-2815

Responsible for the Mayor’s Regional Platform, and advances the Mayor’s vision of a regional economy.
Oversees five municipal departments: Economic Development, Community Development, City Planning, Building and Housing, Port Control, and Office of Equal Opportunity.

Office of Communications
Maureen R. Harper, Chief of Communications

Executive Assistant, Beth Zietlow-DeJesus
Phone: 216-664-3999
Fax: 216-420-8760

Oversees media relations, public relations, crisis communications, and employee communications for Mayor Jackson’s Administration
Coordinates the Mayor’s public appearances and speaking engagements

Andrea Taylor, Press Secretary

Press Assistant, Nathalie Evans
Phone: 216-664-3691
Fax: 216-664-8758

Advises Mayor Jackson and the Administration on all media relations issues
On-the-record spokesperson for the City of Cleveland
Create and develop media strategies via press conferences, press releases and new media tools

Erin Dorsey, Public Relations Manager
Phone: 216-664-3298

Mayor’s special events
Proclamations, Certificates, Letters of Recognition

Monyka S. Price, Chief of Education

Executive Assistant, Ada Jackson
Phone: 216-664-2222
Fax: 216-664-3570

Serves as the liaison between the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
Oversees Mayor's Educational Initiatives

Mayor’s Action Center

Contact: 216-664-2900
Email: mayorsactioncenter@city.cleveland.oh.us
Submit Question, Complaint or Concern

Increase customer service by providing direct access to the Mayor’s office and connecting citizens with City Services.
Answer, track and process citizen suggestions, questions, concerns and service requests.

Natoya J. Walker-Minor , Chief of Public Affairs

Executive Assistant, Ada Jackson
Phone: 216-664-2222
Fax: 216-420-8758

Oversees eight municipal departments that provide direct service to city residents and employees: Public Health; Aging; Consumer Affairs; Personnel and Human Resources; Civil Service Commission; Work Force Development; Community Relations; and The Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity
Chief Walker-Minor is also the Interim Director of the Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity

Office of Sustainability
Andrew Watterson, Chief of Sustainability

Executive Assistant, Margaux Francis
Phone: 216-664-4617
Fax: 216-420-8758

Advisor to Mayor Jackson and his Administration on policies and projects related to sustainable practices for energy consumption, green building, reducing fleet emissions, and purchasing of sustainable goods and services
Oversees the Office of Sustainability which is responsible for saving money and reducing the City’s ecological footprint with new policies in energy, fleet, and facility management.
Leads the coordination of Sustainable Cleveland 2019, an action plan to develop new strategies and align Cleveland to use sustainability as an innovative engine for economic growth, on behalf of Mayor Jackson.

Cleveland City Hall
601 Lakeside Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Weekdays 8am-5pm

P: 216.664.3990
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City's Mission Statement

We are committed to improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by strengthening our neighborhoods, delivering superior services, embracing the diversity of our citizens, and making Cleveland a desirable, safe city in which to live, work, raise a family, shop, study, play and grow old.

– City of Cleveland