Mayor's Staff

Tina Smith
Chief of Staff
tina.smith@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Committee Assignments: Executive Committee, IGR Committee
• Issue Areas: Education, Itasca Project; Life Sciences Corridor; downtown business; labor management; strategic planning; sports; civil rights; special projects.

Jeremy Hanson
Senior Policy Aide / Communications Director
jeremy.hanson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Issue Areas: Communications and media strategy; website; MOSAIC; arts programs; special projects.

Janna Hottinger
Executive Assistant / Mayor’s Scheduler
janna.hottinger@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Responsibilities: Scheduling and administration; Mayor’s Executive Assistant; coordination of Mayor’s city fundraising; special projects.

Michael Kirchen
Director of Security
michael.kirchen@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Responsibilities: Mayor’s security detail & driver (assigned from Police Department); schedule confirmation & logistics management

Tou Tou Khamsot
Mayor’s Office Associate
toutou.khamsot@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Responsibilities: Constituent response and issues; proclamations; accounts payable; staff support; front desk duty; special projects

Cara Letofsky
Policy Aide
cara.letofsky@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Committee Assignments: Community Development Committee, Zoning & Planning Committee, Health, Energy and Environment Committee
• Issue Areas: Housing and homelessness; sustainability; NRP; community development and planning; environment; special projects.

Jared Nordlund
Mayor’s Office Associate
jared.nordlund@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Responsibilities: Constituent response & issues; Mayor’s Open House; BIS liaison; website, database and Mayor Inbox management; policy staff support; communications staff support; front desk duty; special projects.

Sherman Patterson
Policy Aide
sherman.patterson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Committee Assignments: Public Safety and Regulatory Services, Health Energy and Environment
• Issue Areas: Public safety and health; police community relations; Youth Coordinating Board; prevention programs; special projects.

Erica Prosser
Policy Aide / Director of Constituent Services and Community Outreach
erica.prosser@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Committee/Commission Assignments: Public Safety and Regulatory Services (regulatory issues), Civil Rights Commission, Latino Advisory Commission, Municipal Building Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commissions
• Issue Areas: Airport issues; Municipal Building Commission; elections; community outreach; constituent response & tracking; Mayoral appointments to Boards & Commissions; Mayor’s Open House; letters of welcome & congratulations; special projects.

Peter Wagenius
Senior Policy Aide / Council Liaison
peter.wagenius@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

• Committee/Board Assignments: Ways & Means / Budget Committee, Transportation & Public Works Committee, Board of Estimate & Taxation
• Issue Areas: Financial strategy & budget planning; transportation; public works; special projects.