Yorktown Heights Native To Be DA's PIO

YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights native will be working in the communications team of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.

District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced Wednesday that Westchester-based journalist Anna Young will serve as public information officer.

Additionally, it was announced the Jess Vecchiarelli, a marketing and communications veteran, would become director of communications.

Rocah said she pledged to make the office more transparent and more responsive to the community when she became DA.

"This new communications team will continue to improve the way we connect with the public, and their extensive experience and dedication will help spread our mission of safety, accountability, integrity and justice," she said.

Young is an award-winning journalist and the former digital editor for Examiner Media. She previously worked for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, covering government, politics and community news.

Young is a native of Yorktown Heights and a graduate of SUNY Purchase College.

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