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Shelby Bilskie

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency is pleased to announce the addition of Shelby Bilskie as successor chief financial officer.

As successor CFO, Bilskie will work under current CFO Richard Dixon until his retirement in mid-2025, at which time she will become CCIDA’s new CFO. The CCIDA Chief Financial Officer position is responsible for managing the County IDA’s finances and operations, along with the Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation and the Chautauqua County Capital Resources Corporation.

Bilskie has over a decade of experience in financial accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting, most recently as Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis – Director of Corporate Affairs (Treasurer) at Erie Management Group, LLC / Hero Biodiesel, LLC, a position he has held since 2018. In the years 2011–2018, she also served as a senior financial analyst at Bluestem Brands (formerly Orchard Brands). Other previous positions include: manager of Warren County Speedway and cashier at PNC Bank.

“We are thrilled to have Shelby join our team as she prepares to become the agency’s next CFO in 2025.” said Mark Geise, CEO of CCIDA. “He has extensive education and a history of working in financial supervision, so we are confident that he will be a valuable member of our team in the future. We are also very grateful to our current CFO, Rich Dixon, for staying on board for the next eight months to assist Shelby in the transition to the CFO role.”

“Several quality candidates applied for the CFO position, but at the end of the process, Shelby emerged as the best choice due to her financial oversight skills and prior work experience.” said Gary Henry, CCIDA, CCPEG and CRC Board Chair, who was involved in the selection process. “We look forward to working with her and are grateful for the immeasurable amount of work and effort Rich Dixon has put into our agencies over the last twenty years.”

Bilskie is a 2010 graduate of Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, majoring in mathematics with a special interest and statistics. He currently lives with his family in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania.