Erin Isaac, Gov. Charlie Crist’s communications director for most of his term, has resigned the position, according to Crist’s office.

Isaac, who did not immediately return a phone call, has not set a date for departure, but Chief of Staff Shane Strum said he expects her to be involved in finding a replacement. “She’s always been very hardworking. She’s very bright and she’s been very loyal to the team,” he said.

Eyebrows were raised earlier this week when she did not receive the top communications position on Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign. Instead, Crist looked to the Beltway and hired Andrea Saul, who mostly recently worked for U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. A call to Crist’s campaign manager was not immediately returned.

By all appearances, Crist and Isaac were tight for the past few years. But Crist has had a streak of bad press lately to coincide with downward trending poll numbers. The St. Petersburg Times noted that Crist lately has acted as his own press agent, calling the paper’s political editor himself to set up an interview.

Strum, however, said Isaac was simply ready to explore new opportunities and that it was not unusual for Crist to interact with the press.

“People are always shocked that the governor of the fourth largest state would hand out his phone number,” Strum said.

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