The Communications & Public Affairs Department includes three divisions: Communications, Legislation and Community Engagement.

Communications Division

The Communications Division’s goal is to ensure that residents and businesses have access to trusted, accurate and easy-to-understand information. The communications team manages multiple communications channels and develops content for each channel, including the following:

• The city and RCPD websites
• Three digital newsletters: Rancho Cordova News, Rancho Cordova Events and Rancho Cordova Alerts
• Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Nextdoor, Threads, YouTube and LinkedIn.
• City publications

In addition, the team responds to media inquiries; coordinates city news announcements; supports city departments and divisions with public education efforts; and manages internal communications.

Contact

Maria Chacon Kniestedt
Communications & Public Affairs Director
916.851.8791
916.200.6181 (Cell)
mkniestedt@cityofranchocordova.org

Samantha Mott
Senior Communications Officer
916.851.8796
916.579.0671 (Cell)
smott@cityofranchocordova.org

Danielle Hale
Communications Officer
916.851.8792
916.809.0465 (Cell)
dhale@cityofranchocordova.org

Lauren Burke
Communications Officer
916.851.8723
916.247.2587 (Cell)
lburke@cityofranchocordova.org

Community Engagement Division

The city’s Community Engagement Division plays an important city role by bringing neighbors together, growing community leaders, connecting residents and businesses with volunteer opportunities, and administering the city’s community micro grant program. And the team does this through four important programs:

• Neighborhood Engagement
• Community Service/Volunteer Program
• Beautification Projects
• Community Grants

Contact

Lorianne Ulm
Community Engagement Analyst
916.239.8349

Matt Buland
Community Engagement Coordinator
916.851.8761

Saige White
Community Engagement Coordinator
916.851.8758

Legislative Division

Along with advocacy partners at both the state and federal level, the city’s legislative team monitors legislation at the local, state and national level that would affect the way in which the city does business. Each year, the city prepares a legislative booklet that outlines federal funding priority requests, as well as policy areas that the city advocates for or against.

2024 Legislative Booklet

Contact

Maria Chacon Kniestedt
Communications & Public Affairs Director
916.851.8791
916.200.6181 (Cell)
mkniestedt@cityofranchocordova.org

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