Dorchester— Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral and The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department is pleased to announce the recent promotion of a Dorchester employee and the recent hiring of another Dorchester native.

Richard Pacitti has been promoted to the position of Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. He will coordinate all of the external inmate work crews throughout Suffolk County. Pacitti started out with the department in 1997 as a Community Works Program coordinator and was promoted to Assistant Director of Communications and External Affairs where he remained until recently. As part of National Night Out on August 2, 2005, Pacitti was honored in Dorchester as an outstanding individual that makes our neighborhood safer.

Ed Geary Jr. has been hired as an assistant to the Chief of External Affairs for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. He will be responsible for providing information to the media, public, community organizations, and other governmental agencies. He will write and edit articles, fact sheets, news releases, and assist in taking photographs for both internal and external use. Geary will also assist in the coordination and implementation of special projects as assigned by the Chief of External Affairs.

Both Rich Pacitti and Ed Geary Jr. work under the direction and leadership of Steve Tompkins, the Chief of External Affairs for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral and the Sheriff’s Department are pleased to have these two hard working Dorchester individuals working on behalf of Suffolk County.

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