Agency appoints deputy executive director

The Lake Development Authority has announced the appointment of Amy Cossick to the role of deputy executive director, effective April 15.

Cossick has served as the village administrator for Fairport Harbor Village since 2018, where she oversaw the management of administrative offices, including the service, water and zoning departments.

In addition, Cossick managed long-range and strategic planning, economic development and policy development.

Before joining Fairport Harbor, she served as a development coordinator for University Hospitals and as the marketing director for Lake National Bank.

Cossick holds a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Indiana State University.

Cossick’s new position involves a blend of operational oversight, planning and development, and oversight of financial programs to ensure the organization’s goals and objectives are met.

By collaborating closely with various departments, she will also work as a project manager to streamline processes, enhance communication, and facilitate the implementation of projects and initiatives.

“I am very excited to be joining the team,” Cossick said, adding Lake Development Authority is overseeing a number of important projects throughout Lake County. “I am looking forward to working with (Executive Director) Patrick Mohorcic,

the LDA board and the Lake County commissioners to support these efforts.

“I would also like to thank Mayor Tim Manross, Fairport Harbor Village Council and all of my co-workers at Fairport Harbor,” she added. “They are an amazing group of people, that go above and beyond for the village every day, and it has been a pleasure working with all of them for the last five and half years.”

The Lake Development Authority, created in 2007, is a port authority under Ohio law, which enables the body to offer a variety of economic development tools to assist in projects to create employment opportunities to improve the economic welfare of Lake County.

Additionally, port authorities work to acquire, lease, and improve real property, and issue taxable and tax-exempt bonds.

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