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CITY COUNCIL 1 City Council COUNCIL RECEPTION – 392-7937 A - NORTH / B - EAST / C - WEST The following listings include telephone numbers for Council and staff. Numbers in bold are the main office numbers. FORD, Rob (Mayor) ........................................................................................................................ 397-FORD (3673) Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 2nd floor, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 .................................. Fax: 338-7125 AINSLIE, Paul – Ward 43 Scarborough East.............................................................................................. 392-4008 Executive Assistant – Antonette DiNovo ........................................................................................... 392-4007 Constituent Assistant – Christine Radford ......................................................................................... 396-7222 Administrative Assistant – Alex Amelin ............................................................................................ 392-4008 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite C52, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ............................... Fax: 392-4006 Constituency Office: Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., 2nd Flr, Toronto ON M1P 4N7 . 396-7222 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 396-4286 AUGIMERI, Maria – Ward 9 York Centre ................................................................................................. 392-4021 Executive Assistant – Robert Andreacchi .......................................................................................... 392-4021 Administrative Assistant – Alida Troini ............................................................................................. 392-4021 Administrative Assistant – Margherita Beato .................................................................................... 392-4021 Administrative Assistant – Marjolein Winterlink............................................................................... 392-4021 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite C53, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ............................... Fax: 392-7109 Constituency Office: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., Toronto ON M2N 5V7 ............... 392-4021 e-mail: [email protected] BAILÃO, Ana – Ward 18 Davenport ........................................................................................................... 392-7012 Executive Assistant – Braden Root-McCaig ...................................................................................... 392-7012 Administrative Assistant – Diana Maria ............................................................................................ 392-7012 Constituency Assistant – Michael Vieira ........................................................................................... 392-7012 Constituency Assistant – Anna Kral ................................................................................................... 392-7012 Special Assistant – Nicolas Gallant .................................................................................................... 392-7012 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite C42 Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ................................Fax: 392-7957 e-mail address: councillor_bailã[email protected] BERARDINETTI, Michelle – Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest .............................................................. 392-0213 Executive Assistant – Michael Giles .................................................................................................. 392-0213 Administrative Assistant – Joanne Fusillo Ademaj ............................................................................ 392-0213 Constituency Assistant – Jason Chapman .......................................................................................... 392-0213 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite A8, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 .................................Fax: 392-7394 e-mail: councillor_berardinetti @toronto.ca CARROLL, Shelley – Ward 33 Don Valley East ......................................................................................... 392-4038 Executive Assistant – Shawna Teper ................................................................................................. 392-4054 Constituency Assistant –George Bancroft II ...................................................................................... 392-4099 Administrative Assistant – Michelle Ohonsi ...................................................................................... 392-4038 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite A4, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 .................................Fax: 392-4101 e-mail: [email protected] May 2012 All numbers are (416) area code unless otherwise specified. 311 Toronto 2 CITY COUNCIL CHO, Raymond – Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River .............................................................................. 392-4076 Constituency Assistant – Grace Fernandes ........................................................................................ 392-4103 Administrative Assistant – Grace Kim ............................................................................................... 392-4067 Administrative Assistant – Jessica Kim ............................................................................................. 392-4078 Special Assistant – Ron Jaicarran ....................................................................................................... 392-4077 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite B23, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ............................... Fax: 696-4159 Constituency Office: Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., Toronto ON M1P 4N7 ............ 392-4103 e-mail: [email protected] COLLE, Josh – Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence .............................................................................................. 392-4027 Executive Assistant – Angelina Conte ............................................................................................... 392-4027 Special Assistant – Bryan Heal .......................................................................................................... 392-4027 Constituency Assistant –Amaraine Laven .......................................................................................... 392-4027 Administrative Assistant – Samantha Bonanno ................................................................................. 392-4027 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite A20, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ...............................Fax: 392-4191 e-mail: [email protected] CRAWFORD, Gary – Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest ........................................................................... 392-4052 Executive Assistant –Tina Ferreira .................................................................................................... 392-4052 Special Assistant – Raymond Chan .................................................................................................... 392-4052 Constituency Assistant – Gail Ross .................................................................................................... 396-7703 Constituency Assistant – Helen Watling (Part-time) .......................................................................... 396-7703 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite A11, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ...............................Fax: 696-3658 Constituency Office: Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., Toronto ON M1P 4N7 ............ 396-7703 e-mail: [email protected] CRISANTI, Vincent – Ward 1 Etobicoke North ......................................................................................... 392-0205 Executive Assistant – Justin Hane ...................................................................................................... 338-5133 Executive Assistant – Lisa Hunt......................................................................................................... 338-5142 Constituency Assistant/Special Assistant – Claire MacKichan .......................................................... 392-0205 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite C54, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ............................... Fax: 696-4207 e-mail: [email protected] DAVIS, Janet – Ward 31 Beaches-East York .............................................................................................. 392-4035 Executive Assistant – Kathleen MacKenzie ....................................................................................... 392-4034 Constituency Assistant – Christine Kemp .......................................................................................... 338-5290 Administrative Assistant – Jay Thiessen ............................................................................................ 392-4035 Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Suite C57, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 ............................... Fax: 397-9289 e-mail: [email protected] DE BAEREMAEKER, Glenn – Ward 38 Scarborough Centre ................................................................. 392-0204 Special Assistant – Neha Bhatia ......................................................................................................... 392-0204 Constituency Assistant – Gwen Mackay ............................................................................................ 392-0204 Constituency Assistant – Stephanie Ford ........................................................................................... 392-0204 Project Manager, Special Projects – Joanna Hui ...............................................................................
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