Laura Meixell Jumps from Pittsburgh to Allegheny County, Pa.

After more than five years doing tech and innovation work for Pittsburgh, Laura Meixell has taken a position with the county that is home to that city.

Meixell announced the switch this week on Twitter, noting that she has now joined the Allegheny County, Pa., Department of Human Services as enterprise data architect. Prior to the move, her position with Pittsburgh was assistant director of digital services.

While with the city, Meixell established herself as a leading presence in municipal tech work. In fact, earlier this year she was named chairwoman of the Civic Analytics Network, an advisory group made up of chief data officers and others who hold similar positions within city halls around the country.

Pittsburgh recently hired a new director for its innovation team, but before that, Meixell was one of the most visible leaders within city hall tech and innovation work. In fact, her departure tweet even drew a grateful response from Pittsburgh’s mayor.

As Meixell noted, leaving the city for a position with the county that it calls home will enable her to continue working with technology to improve the region.