General inquiries: (614) 645-7380
Council Members
Zach Klein, Council President
Chair: Rules and Reference
Chief of Staff: Edward Roberts
Contact:
ejroberts@columbus.gov (614) 645-5529
Legislative Aide: Gina Space
Contact:
gcspace@columbus.gov (614) 645-5381
Legislative Assistant: Alexis Pannell
Contact:
alpannell@columbus.gov (614) 645-2224
Priscilla R. Tyson, Council President Pro Tempore
Chair: Finance; Health & Human Services; Workforce Development
Legislative Aide: Nicole Harper
Contact:
NNHarper@columbus.gov (614) 645-2932
Legislative Assistant: Carl Williams
Contact:
cgwilliams@columbus.gov
(614) 645-0854
Mitchell J. Brown
Chair: Public Safety; Veterans' Affairs
Legislative Aide: Denise Friend-Foster
Contact:
DFriendFoster@columbus.gov (614) 724-4686
Legislative Assistant: Grant Ames
Contact:
GMAmes@columbus.gov (614) 645-4605
Elizabeth C. Brown
Chair: Economic Development; Environment; Education; Administration
Legislative Aide: Kelsey Ellingsen
Contact:
kaellingsen@columbus.gov (614) 645-7163
Legislative Assistant: James Carmean
Contact:
jwcarmean@columbus.gov (614) 724-4649
Shannon G. Hardin
Chair: Public Service & Transportation; Neighborhoods; Small & Minority Business Development
Legislative Aide: Zachary Davidson
Contact:
zgdavidson@columbus.gov (614) 645-5291
Legislative Assistant: Linda Capobianco
Contact:
LMCapobianco@columbus.gov (614) 645-2726
Jaiza Page
Chair: Recreation & Parks; Housing; Zoning
Legislative Aide: Ralonda Hampton
Contact:
rshampton@columbus.gov (614) 645-5524
Legislative Assistant: Sherry Martin
Contact:
simartin@columbus.gov (614) 645-8538
Michael Stinziano
Chair: Technology; Public Utilities; Judiciary & Court Administration
Contact:
MStinziano@columbus.gov (614) 645-8084
Legislative Aide: Kevin McCain
Contact:
KBMccain@columbus.gov (614) 645-5829
Legislative Assistant: Stephanie Megas
Contact:
SBMegas@columbus.gov (614) 645-8311
City Clerk's Office
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
City Clerk Staff
Angela Burks
Administrative Analyst (614) 645-5292
Aparna Donthi
Administrative Analyst (614) 645-3377
Monique Goins-Ransom
Administrative Analyst (614) 645-0845
James Lewis
Administrative Analyst (614) 724-4690
Geoff Starks
Legislative Assistant (614) 645-7293
Legislative Research Office
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.
Andrew Dyer
Senior Policy Advisor (614) 645-6867
Matt Erickson
Senior Legislative Advisor (614) 645-8524
John Oswalt
Senior Legislative Advisor (614) 645-1701
Erin Beck
Legislative Advisor (614) 645-2150
Lee Cole
Communications Director (614) 645-5530
Cheryl Austin DiMonte
Deputy Director of Communications (614) 645-1695
Gretchen James
Director of Community Engagement (614) 645-5346
Michael Kasler
Director of the Legislative Research Office (614) 645-5590
Amy O'Grady
Senior Policy Advisor (614) 645-7749
Nancy Sully
Senior Legislative Advisor (614) 645-2010
Erin Gibbons
Legislative Advisor (614) 645-5627
Sandra Lopez
Legislative Analyst (614) 645-8502
Brian Shinn
Director of Human Resources (614) 645-5525
Jennifer Moore
Human Resources/Fiscal Officer (614) 645-7808