Well, the time has come.

After 8.5 rewarding years, I'm leaving Marina Maher Communications. I have accepted a new Director of Social Media position with the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp (GPTMC) to help promote Philadelphia as a tourist destination.

There are some very special people who will be stepping into my Emerging Media role on a freelance basis and leading my team. I couldn't be more thrilled to have such talent to pass the reigns to or as heput it, "Not sink the ship."

There's a piece of my heart and a lot of my sweat in that practice and team that I built. We're the people who brought you thisPR campaign. And we did one hell of a job with it, if I do say so myself. It's still being covered. And many more exciting emerging media campaigns that I have helped plan and will be executed over the next year.

That said, it's time for me to move on. Philadelphia and the surrounding areas have a story to tell and I'm going to help them tell it. I couldn't be more excited about joining this incredible team of talent at the GPTMC. And what better time than as the Phillies have a shot at the Wild Card!

So, after 11 years of PR agency life in NYC and living in Manhattan, I'm relocating to the Illadelph, another NYer adding to the droves seeking a better quality of life and finding my way to Northern Liberties, Philly's newest up-and-coming neighborhood.

My last day at work here will be Tuesday, September 26th and my first day at work for the GPTMC will be Monday, October 2. The few days in between there, I'll be packing up 11 years of my life and moving down the turnpike, to America's Next Great City.

Stay tuned for the next chapter. Goodbye NYC, I'll remember ye from the days you were cool.