Media Requests

 

Media requests for the Detroit Police Department can be handled by filling out this 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
roachj@detroitmi.gov

Alexis Ware
Deputy Media Relations Director
(313) 403-1373
alexis.ware@detroitmi.gov

Rose Love
ARPA Project Manager
(313) 850-1940
LoveR@detroitmi.gov

Bryan Warrick
Publicist
(734) 620-2384
Bryan.Warrick@Detroitmi.gov

 

City Departments

 

Media Contact

Department or Agency

Alison DeRees
Director of Communications
(586) 894-3204
Alison.DeRees@detroitmi.gov

Planning & Development /Housing & Revitalization Departments

Christopher Kopicko
Public Information Manager
(313) 224-3758
kopickoc@detroitmi.gov

Homeland Security & Emergency Mgt.

Raquel Harrington
Communications Manager
(313) 300-5304
raquel.harrington@detroitmi.gov

Construction and Demolition Department

Nikita Cargins
Communications and Marketing Director
(313) 400-7107
nikita.cargins@detroitmi.gov

Health Department

Bryan Peckinpaugh
Director of Public Affairs
(313) 410-2954
bryan.peckinpaugh@detroitmi.gov

Water & Sewerage Department

Georgette C R Johnson
Press Secretary
(313) 402-6872
Georgette.Johnson@Detroitmi.gov

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

Megan Woods
Communications Manager
(313) 569-1629
megan.woods@detroitmi.gov

Parks & Recreation, General Services Department

Stephanie Davis
Communications Manager
(313) 348-9043
stephanie.davis@detroitmi.gov

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Rasha Almulaiki
Media Relations Manager
(313) 701-0459
rasha.almulaiki@detroitmi.gov

Office of Mobility Innovation, Office of Sustainability

Leisa Parham
Manager II
Leisa.Parham@detroitmi.gov
(313) 542-2161

Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department (CRIO)

  

City-Related Agencies

Media Contact

Department or Agency

Robin Johnston
(313) 664-5587
Rjohnston@detempsol.org

Detroit at Work/DESC

Mark K. Lane
(313) 727-5846
mark@98forward.com

Public Lighting Authority

Nicole Simmons 
(404) 447-6177
nsimmons@buildingdetroit.org

Detroit Land Bank Authority

Lanard Ingram
(313) 303-8869
lingram@degc.org

Detroit Economic Growth Corp.

Ericka Alexander
(313) 475-3614
ealexander@thepeoplemover.com

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