ROTARY SPEAKER - BETH O'KEEFE

As a member of the ECIDA business development team, Beth works with local businesses assisting their growth supported by ECIDA programs such as microloans, participation loans and tax incentives. Beth also focuses on the agency's business outreach - playing a key role on the Ambassador Program team and other business retention campaigns. The agency's various campaigns are across organizational outreach efforts aimed at raising awareness of the various economic development programs available to businesses within Erie County.

Prior to joining the ECIDA in 2008, Beth worked in various roles within the finance industry, most recently as a Client Relations Executive serving major banking clients of Fiserv Lending Solutions. Her experience includes 10 years in automotive finance at Mercedes Benz Credit Corporation and Remarketing Services of America in Amherst, NY. She serves on the Board of the Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives, is a member of several area Chambers and is a volunteer with Compeer of WNY. A native of CT, Beth received her MS degree in Finance from Fairfield University and relocated to WNY in 1997. Beth resides in Clarence with her husband and 2 sons.