The Office of Communications serves as a conduit for media coverage of the City and spearheads digital and social media communications.

Have Questions?

If you’re a member of the media with a request for information or an interview, please contact:

Chief Communications Officer, Penelope Huston, [email protected]

Media Affairs Manager, Arlenia Cole, [email protected]

Communications and Media Manager, Jeni Diprizio, [email protected]

Have questions for City Council, a City Division, or a partner agency? 

Media Contacts:

• • City Council: Council office 901-636-6786
  • Memphis Light, Gas and Water: [email protected]
  • Memphis Police Department: Louis Brownlee, [email protected]
  • Memphis Fire Department: Qwanesha Ward, [email protected]
  • Memphis Animal Services: Amanda Baggot, amanda.baggot
    @memphistn.gov 
  • Memphis Public Libraries: Meg Green, margaret.elizabeth.G
    @Memphistn.gov

Sometimes, a question is better posed to one of the City’s partner agencies or governments. Here is a list of some of those media contacts:

• • Downtown Memphis Commission:Media Relations Officer, downtown
    @downtownmemphis.com
  • Memphis Area Transit Authority: Chundra Smith, [email protected]
  • Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau: Kevin Kern, kevinkern
    @memphistravel.com