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Kristin Magnotta (Courtesy of Lackawanna County)<\/p>\nLackawanna County Economic Development Director Kristin Magnotta is leaving county government for a job with Comcast, capping a nearly two-year tenure with the county and creating a director-level vacancy for commissioners to fill.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Bill Gaughan and then-Commissioner Matt McGloin announced Magnotta\u2019s appointment to the economic development post in late February 2024, shortly after taking office as the county\u2019s new Democratic majority commissioners earlier that year and dismissing former economic development Director Brenda Sacco.<\/p>\n
Magnotta had previously served as a longtime staffer for Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, first as his northeast regional director and later as state outreach director, as well as economic development and strategic marketing specialist for the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, among other experience.<\/p>\n
Kristin Magnotta (Courtesy of Lackawanna County)<\/p>\n
She informed commissioners of her pending exit for the Comcast position prior to Christmas, she said Wednesday, noting Friday will be her last day in the county role and that county Chief of Staff Brian Jeffers will serve as interim economic development director until commissioners choose her successor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s already a lot of interest, so that\u2019s a good sign,\u201d Magnotta said. \u201cThis department is a really well-oiled machine. Everyone that works in this department has been here for a long time and is very capable, so even when I came in \u2026 nothing stopped moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Magnotta will serve as Comcast\u2019s senior manager of government and community affairs in the state\u2019s northeast region, she said.<\/p>\n