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Media requests for the Detroit Police Department can be handled by filling out this form:

 

Police Media Request Form

 

If you need to contact a specific communications team member from the City or one of its related agencies, please refer to the contact list below.

 

 

Mayor’s Office/Central Staff

John Roach
Media Relations Director
(313) 244-7857
[email protected]

Alexis Ware
Deputy Media Relations Director
(313) 403-1373
[email protected]

Rose Love
ARPA Project Manager
(313) 850-1940
[email protected]

Bryan Warrick
Publicist
(734) 620-2384
[email protected]

 

City Departments

 

Media Contact

Department or Agency

Alison DeRees
Director of Communications
(586) 894-3204
[email protected]

Planning & Development /Housing & Revitalization Departments

Public Information Manager
(313) 596-2590
 

Homeland Security & Emergency Management

Raquel Harrington
Communications Manager
(313) 300-5304
[email protected]

Construction and Demolition Department

Nikita Cargins
Communications and Marketing Director
(313) 400-7107
[email protected]

Health Department

Bryan Peckinpaugh
Director of Public Affairs
(313) 410-2954
[email protected]

Water & Sewerage Department

Georgette C R Johnson
Press Secretary
(313) 402-6872
[email protected]

Department of Public Works/Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Dept.

Megan Woods
Communications Manager
(313) 569-1629
[email protected]

Parks & Recreation, General Services Department

Stephanie Davis
Communications Manager
(313) 348-9043
[email protected]

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Rasha Almulaiki
Media Relations Manager
(313) 701-0459
[email protected]

Office of Mobility Innovation, Office of Sustainability

Leisa Parham
Manager II
[email protected]
(313) 542-2161

Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department (CRIO)

Corey McIsaac 
Director of Media Relations
[email protected]
(248) 870-8620

Detroit Fire Department

 

City-Related Agencies

Media Contact

Department or Agency

Robin Johnston
(313) 664-5587
[email protected]

Detroit at Work/DESC

Mark K. Lane
(313) 727-5846
[email protected]

Public Lighting Authority

Nicole Simmons 
(404) 447-6177
[email protected]

Detroit Land Bank Authority

Lanard Ingram
(313) 303-8869
[email protected]

Detroit Economic Growth Corp.

Ericka Alexander
(313) 475-3614
[email protected]

Detroit People Mover

For media requests regarding any City department not listed above, please contact Media Relations Director John Roach or Deputy Media Relations Director Alexis Ware.

Updated May 2025