Contact City Council

Shannon G. Hardin, Council President

Committee Chair: Finance; Rules & Reference

Senior Policy Advisor
John Tannous
(614) 645-1687
jdtannous@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Linda Capobianco
(614) 645-2726
lmcapobianco@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Rob Dorans, President Pro Tem

Committee Chair: Public Utilities; Zoning; Workforce Development; Building and Zoning Policy

Legislative Aide
Kevin McCain
(614) 645-5829
kbmccain@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Andrea McDonald
(614) 645-7994
abmcdonald@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Nicholas J. Bankston

Committee Chair: Economic Development; Small & Minority Business; Technology

Legislative Aide
Jean-Philippe B. Dorval
(614) 645-2898
jpdorval@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Jonathan Brown
(614) 645-8867
jbbrown@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Lourdes Barroso de Padilla

Committee Chair: Public Service & Transportation; Neighborhoods and Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Affairs; Veterans, Senior & Disability Affairs

Legislative Aide
Jessica Caceres
(614) 645-7032
jicaceres@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Amaris Lemus
(614)-645-7938
aslemus@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Mitchell J. Brown

Committee Chair: Recreation and Parks; Education

Legislative Aide
Tigist Zemene
(614) 724-4649
tzemene@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Tiffany Friend
(614) 645-2814
tdfriend@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Shayla Favor

Committee Chair: Housing; Criminal Justice & Judiciary; Health & Human Services

Legislative Aide
Sundeepti Jindal
(614)-645-5524
snjindal@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Kendra Asiedu
(614) 645-7263
knasiedu@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Emmanuel V. Remy

Committee Chair: Public Safety; Environment; Administration

Legislative Aide
Averi Townsend
(614) 645-7565
AJTownsend@columbus.gov

Legislative Assistant
Cailyn Pittman
(614) 645-8490
cdpittman@columbus.gov

Media Inquiries
Nya Hairston
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Michael Brown

Chief of Staff
(614) 645-5529
msbrown@columbus.gov

The City Clerk is appointed by City Council and is responsible for preparation of Council Agendas and the preparation of minutes of Council meetings. The Clerk serves as Secretary to the Columbus Records Commission and is responsible for processing documents relating to liquor permits, initiative and referendum petitions, annexations and assessments. The office of the City Clerk also maintains the Columbus City Code and its updates and publishes The City Bulletin weekly and maintains other official records of the City as charged by the City Charter and Columbus City Code.

Andrea Blevins, CMC
City Clerk
(614) 645-7431
anblevins@columbus.gov

Toya Johnson
Deputy City Clerk
(614) 645-7380
tjjohnson@columbus.gov

Staff

Brooke Agnew
Legislative Assistant
(614) 645-7380
baagnew@columbus.gov

Michele Boone
Legislative Assistant
(614) 645-5291
mlboone@columbus.gov

Mark Carter
Technology Liaison
(614) 724-4690
macarter@columbus.gov

Charmaine Chambers
Legislative Analyst
(614) 645-6553
cdchambers@columbus.gov

Jacob Dilley
 Analyst
(614) 645-5292
jadilley@columbus.gov

Josh Davis
Fiscal & Grants Administrator
(614) 645-8480
jadavis@columbus.gov

Monique Goins-Ransom
Administrative Analyst
(614) 645-0845
mlgoins-ransom@columbus.gov

Renata Ramsini
Chief Ethics Officer/Campaign Finance Director
(614) 645-7673
rjramsini@columbus.gov

Jose Rodriguez
Communications Director
(614) 270-9121
jrrodriguez@columbus.gov

Nya Hairston
Deputy Communications Director
(614) 645-1695
nahairston@columbus.gov

Brad Bader
Digital and Social Media Specialist
(614) 645-5310
babader@columbus.gov

The Legislative Research Office staff advise and assist members of City Council regarding budgetary, neighborhood, community, and economic development events and policies. They also keep City Council current regarding local, state, national, and international issues and trends that may affect options and operations of City government. 

Matt Erickson
Director of the Legislative Research Office
(614) 645-8524
mserickson@columbus.gov

Kirsten Estose
Legislative Analyst
(614) 645-2728
kmestose@columbus.gov

John Oswalt
Senior Legislative Advisor
(614) 645-1701
jdoswalt@columbus.gov

Christopher Maitland
Legislative Analyst
(614) 645-5590
clmaitland@columbus.gov

Niyah Walters
Legal Analyst
(614) 645-2911
niwalters@columbus.gov

Stanley Gates
Director of Community Engagement
(614) 645-3566
segates@columbus.gov

Nancy Sully
Senior Legislative Advisor
(614) 645-2010
npsully@columbus.gov 

Sandra Lopez
Legislative Analyst
(614) 645-8502
rlopez@columbus.gov

Harrison Poku-Yeboah
Legislative Advisor
(614) 645-7012
hapoku-yeboah@columbus.gov

LaNita Smith
Director of Human Resources
(614) 645-7205
lnsmith@columbus.gov