Ms. Memolo-Collins comes to Scranton Tomorrow from the City of Scranton Office of Economic and Community Development, where she served as deputy director. At OECD, the department that leads Mayor Chris Doherty’s drive to sell Scranton as a good place to do business, Ms. Memolo-Collins spearheaded the City’s efforts to assist existing small businesses, help start-ups and recruit new businesses. She is active with Scranton Tomorrow’s Downtown Merchants Group, and recently participated in a planning effort held by the Group to determine its future strategic direction and marketing needs. 

She has been the Mayor’s liaison on a number of major projects including the Casey Laundry Building, Southern Union headquarters, the Ice Box, Riverfront Sports, and Sauquoit Industries, and has successfully secured and managed millions of dollars of Economic Development grant funding. She is also the City’s point person on public works projects like the Medallion Garage and the Providence Square revitalization. And she was a member of what was called “a wonderful team of professionals” in The Bond Buyer after Standard & Poor’s gave the city its first ever bond rating.

Ms. Memolo-Collins is a graduate of the University of Scranton with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. Her career includes marketing and sales management in the insurance industry where she created and sold specialized benefit products aimed at medium and large companies throughout the northeastern United States for the Knowles Group, Scranton and Hartford, Conn. She currently resides in Scranton’s Hill Section with her husband and daughter. 

Scranton Tomorrow is a non-profit, non-partisan community leadership and visioning organization. Founded in 1992, the organization works to inform and engage community members to improve the quality of life and establish our city as Northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier urban center.

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