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Governor Announces Staff Departure

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014



Cathy Rossi leaving to rejoin AAA Mid-Atlantic

Wilmington, DE — Governor Jack Markell announced that his director of communications, Catherine L. Rossi, will be leaving his administration to return to the private sector to assume the role of vice-president of public and government affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic.  Rossi worked for the organization from 2004-2010 before joining the Governor’s staff.

“Cathy has served me exceptionally well and while I am sorry to see her leave, I wouldn’t stand in the way of an opportunity for her to return to an organization that would like to have her back in an executive capacity,” said Governor Jack Markell. “ I am grateful for Cathy’s service to the state and everything she has done to help me communicate the priorities of my administration and the work we have underway.”

Since joining the administration in February of 2010, Rossi has served as the Governor’s spokesperson and communications advisor, managing communications and relations with the news media.

“Serving Governor Jack Markell has been a privilege for which I remain grateful,” said Rossi.  “I have been able to work with an extraordinary team of true professionals in the Governor’s office, and have benefitted greatly from this experience. At some point, I anticipated I would return to the private sector and I was surprised at this incredible opportunity to return in a new capacity to AAA Mid-Atlantic where an exceptional caliber of professionals exist at all levels of the organization. I welcome the chance to join the AAA Mid-Atlantic leadership team.”

Before joining the Governor’s staff, Rossi worked for six years in public and government affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic and prior to that, served for seven years as Director of Communications for the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  She spent a long career in radio and television news, including at Fox News in Philadelphia and at First State News/Channel-2 in Delaware, where many people knew her as “Cathy Matusiak.”  Rossi, a native Delawarean, graduated from Endicott College in Beverly, MA and earned her Masters in Organizational Leadership at Wilmington University.

Cathy’s last day in the Governor’s Office will be February 3rd. She will assume her responsibilities at AAA Mid-Atlantic in late February.

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Governor Announces Staff Departure

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014



Cathy Rossi leaving to rejoin AAA Mid-Atlantic

Wilmington, DE — Governor Jack Markell announced that his director of communications, Catherine L. Rossi, will be leaving his administration to return to the private sector to assume the role of vice-president of public and government affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic.  Rossi worked for the organization from 2004-2010 before joining the Governor’s staff.

“Cathy has served me exceptionally well and while I am sorry to see her leave, I wouldn’t stand in the way of an opportunity for her to return to an organization that would like to have her back in an executive capacity,” said Governor Jack Markell. “ I am grateful for Cathy’s service to the state and everything she has done to help me communicate the priorities of my administration and the work we have underway.”

Since joining the administration in February of 2010, Rossi has served as the Governor’s spokesperson and communications advisor, managing communications and relations with the news media.

“Serving Governor Jack Markell has been a privilege for which I remain grateful,” said Rossi.  “I have been able to work with an extraordinary team of true professionals in the Governor’s office, and have benefitted greatly from this experience. At some point, I anticipated I would return to the private sector and I was surprised at this incredible opportunity to return in a new capacity to AAA Mid-Atlantic where an exceptional caliber of professionals exist at all levels of the organization. I welcome the chance to join the AAA Mid-Atlantic leadership team.”

Before joining the Governor’s staff, Rossi worked for six years in public and government affairs at AAA Mid-Atlantic and prior to that, served for seven years as Director of Communications for the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  She spent a long career in radio and television news, including at Fox News in Philadelphia and at First State News/Channel-2 in Delaware, where many people knew her as “Cathy Matusiak.”  Rossi, a native Delawarean, graduated from Endicott College in Beverly, MA and earned her Masters in Organizational Leadership at Wilmington University.

Cathy’s last day in the Governor’s Office will be February 3rd. She will assume her responsibilities at AAA Mid-Atlantic in late February.

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