At their March 21 meeting, Northampton County Council voted unanimously to confirm Nicole Pietrzak as the County's Director of Administration. She was confirmed without discussion and will be paid $107,481 a year.
Pietrzak succeeds Charles Deringer, who resigned in the wake of the botched 2023 municipal election. She had been serving in an acting capacity prior to her confirmation. Prior to that, she was employed by as a Deputy Director of Human Resources since May 2022.
She has a BA from Kutztown University.
Prior to her appointment, Pietrzak had no experience providing direct management oversight of Administrative Services, Emergency Management Services (EM & 911), Weights and Measures, Agricultural Extension, Farmland Preservation, Conduct of Elections, or the Conservation District. She does have experience in negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
