BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210305T130000Z DTEND:20210305T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:1st Friday's - Building Business over Breakfast DESCRIPTION:Delaware County Long - Term Plans\n \n\nThe Chamber is proud to present Commissioner Jeff Benton as our March 5th\, 2021 speaker for the 1st Friday - Building Business over Breakfast series.\n\n\n \n\nCommissioner Jeff Benton will present long term Delaware County plans related to roads\, sewer\, economic development\, and facilities. \n\n\n\nBenton was appointed to fill an unexpired Commissioner term in August 2015 and was elected to a full\, four-year term in November 2016 and re-elected in November 2020.\n\n\n\nJeff is a seasoned business executive with over 30 years of diversified experience and proven leadership skills in financial services and other industries. After graduating from Miami University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting\, Benton passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam on his initial attempt. He then joined Arthur Andersen and Company as an In-Charge Accountant\, before moving to Wendy's International in several finance and accounting roles. \n\n\n\nAlong with his career\, Benton has always been committed to community service\, having served on the Ohio Wesleyan University Board of Trustees as Chair of the OWU Finance Committee\, and currently as a member of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Investment Advisory Committee. He is also a board member of the Little Brown Jug Society and of the Ohio Society of CPAs.\n\nIn the past\, Benton as served as president of the Delaware Rotary Club\, as chairman of the United Way Campaign\, and on the boards of the Delaware Community Foundation and the Community Improvement Corporation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: