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People news: Operation Oswego County names marketing & communications manager
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County, Inc. (OOC), the county’s authorized economic-development organization, announced it has recently named Alexandra Fitzpatrick as its marketing & communications manager. In this position Fitzpatrick will be coordinating comprehensive marketing, promotion, and community relations initiatives on behalf of the OOC to position Oswego County to attract business and industry. Fitzpatrick […]
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OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County, Inc. (OOC), the county’s authorized economic-development organization, announced it has recently named Alexandra Fitzpatrick as its marketing & communications manager.
In this position Fitzpatrick will be coordinating comprehensive marketing, promotion, and community relations initiatives on behalf of the OOC to position Oswego County to attract business and industry.
Fitzpatrick brings more than nine years of marketing and sales experience. Most recently she served for two years as the owner and director of marketing at Quintessential Creative in Fulton, assisting both businesses and municipalities in developing marketing and advertising campaigns and fostering brand awareness for a diverse list of clients.
Fitzpatrick is a native of Oswego, earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from SUNY Oswego, and currently resides in Fulton.

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