Mayor's Office Staff Directory

Freddie O'Connell

Mayor

Kendra Abkowitz

Senior Director, Sustainability and Resilience

Isaac Addae

Manager of Community Relations

Alex Apple

Deputy Communications Director and Press Secretary

Kristin Brady

Executive Assistant / Office Manager

Jamari Brown

Senior Director, Economic and Community Development

Matea Cannavino

Executive Assistant to the Mayor

Chloe Coulter

Community Engagement Assistant

Bonita Dobbins

Administrative Assistant / Receptionist

Kathy Floyd-Buggs

Manager, Boards and Commissions

Lauren Galippo

Multimedia Communications Associate

Jacky Gomez

Director of New Americans

Joe Gregory

Videographer

Patrick Hamilton

Deputy Chief of Staff and LGBTQ Liaison

Brittany Irby

Senior Director, Civic and Community Engagement

Robert L. James Jr.

Innovation Team (i-team) Director

Darren Jernigan

Manager, State and Federal Legislative Affairs

Chris Koster

Director, Development

Lilibeth Leon

Manager of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Steve Lopez

Deputy Director, Performance Management

Bob Mendes

Chief Development Officer

Watechia Lawless Mitchell

Director of Children and Youth Initiatives

Clifton Peay

Director of Performance Management

Marjorie Pomeroy-Wallace

Chief of Staff

Gordon Richard

Event Manager, Mayor's Office of Film and Special Events

Dave Rosenberg

Director, Legislative Affairs

Brian Sexton

Manager, Council Legislative Affairs

Julie Smith

Senior Director, Communications

Javier Solano

Speechwriter

Rebecca Stone

Scheduler

Keidron Turner

Constituent Services

Camille Walters

Communications Assistant

Jordan Wilkins

Special Projects Assistant

Erin Williams

Director of hubNashville

Kristin Wilson

Chief of Operations and Performance / OEM