The Ward 5 Office can be reached at 520-791-4231 or ward5@tucsonaz.gov. Our Council Advisors all respond to calls and emails at the main phone number and email.
Our office, located at 4300 S. Park Avenue, is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 6:00pm.
We reserve Fridays for off-site community engagement and other work such as preparing for Mayor and Council meetings. You’ll also find us at neighborhood meetings and community events throughout the week and on weekends. Please sign up for our newsletter, follow us on Instagram, and follow us on Facebook to stay up to date on what the Ward 5 Team is up to!
In addition to Council Member Selina Barajas, our team includes:
Manisha Bewtra, AICP
Chief of Staff
manisha.bewtra@tucsonaz.gov
Lupita Robles
Senior Advisor
lupita.robles@tucsonaz.gov
Rahel Hehn
Council Advisor: Scheduling and Digital Communications
rahel.hehn@tucsonaz.gov
Gabriel Holguin
Council Advisor: Constituent Communications Advisor
gabriel.holguin@tucsonaz.gov
Elma Alvarez
Council Advisor: Civic and Family Engagement
elma.alvarez@tucsonaz.gov
Fernando Ortiz
Council Advisor: Community Care and Prosperity
fernando.ortiz@tucsonaz.gov
In addition to our core staff, we are proud to have collegiate Fellows and high school Interns on our team:
- Hakima Abdulkadir: Environmental and Community Care Fellow
- Casandra Chavarria: Parks, Public Spaces, and Community Care Fellow
- Jack Erickson: Communications and Civic Engagement Fellow
- Amy Aldama: Ward 5 Intern
- Ariel Ramirez-Angulo: Ward 5 Intern