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District 38

Alexa Avilés

Red Hook and parts of Gowanus, Park Slope, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach

We have a dynamic, multilingual and dedicated team to serve and work with you. For scheduling inquiries, please contact d38scheduling@council.nyc.gov.

Edward Cerna. Chief of Staff. Edward is a career public servant and Sunset Park resident of over 25 years. Edward speaks English and Spanish and you may reach him at ecerna@council.nyc.gov.

Christina Bottego. Legislative and Budget Director. Christina raises her two daughters in the district and is proud to return to public service after working in the Council 2008-2012. You may reach Christina at cbottego@council.nyc.gov.

Rob Aguilar. District Director. Rob is a father of two and Sunset Park resident. Rob is bilingual in English and Spanish and may be reached at raguilar@council.nyc.gov.

Saraí Cuate González. Community Advocate. Saraí speaks Spanish and English and may be reached at sagonzalez@council.nyc.gov.

Win-Sie Tow. Community Advocate. Win-Sie Tow is a native New Yorker and Sunset Park resident. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin and may be reached at wtow@council.nyc.gov.

Jessica Alort. Scheduler. Jessica is a Sunset Park resident and mom of two, who speaks Spanish and French. Please send all scheduling requests to d38scheduling@council.nyc.gov.

Winnie Marion. Communications Director. Winnie is a resident of Bay Ridge and has prior experience in electoral organizing and NY State legislative communications. You may reach out to Winnie at wmarion@council.nyc.gov.

Cate Byrne. 2024 Albert Vann Legislative Fellow. Cate is a recent graduate of Bard’s Center for Environmental Policy, where she received her MS in Climate Science and Policy. She may be reached at cbyrne@council.nyc.gov.

Each one of us is here to serve our constituents first and foremost, regardless of our title. We look forward to seeing you around the district and at the office.