Member Spotlights

Key4Women Key4Women Through advocacy, connections and empowerment, Key4Women supports the financial progress and empowerment of businesswomen. We’ve been helping women meet their financial and business goals since 2005, so we know what progress looks like. Today, we’re dedicated to opening doors for more women, in more ways than ever before. Every year Key celebrates women…

Friends of Five Rivers Supports Environmental Treasure When you hear “Five Rivers Environmental Education Center,” does it bring a warm, familiar smile to your face? Did you visit there when you were young, or did your children/grandchildren participate in school trips there? Do you spend time there now walking the 10 miles of trails, participating in…

The Diamond Center by Glennpeter Jewelers Glennpeter Jewelers mission is to be the most trusted fine jeweler in the Capital District, where everyone shops to get engaged and mark other precious moments in their lives. We will be defined by exceptional personal service and an extraordinary guest experience while delivery both nationally recognized and exclusive…

Let Me Introduce: Samantha Bailey Photography By: Samantha Bailey, owner and photographer at Samantha Bailey Photography I am Samantha Bailey, owner and photographer at Samantha Bailey Photography, and a member of the Bethlehem Chamber. I offer Small Business Branding Photography to locally owned businesses. I truly enjoy working collaboratively with other small businesses to curate…

Let Me Introduce: Careers in Transition LLC I have been a professional Career Counselor for over three decades including positions at Skidmore, Siena and Union Colleges, Harvard, St. Lawrence and Boston Universities.  In 1995, I founded Careers In Transition LLC, a private practice in career services so that people don’t have to make job and…

MBA for Executives By Don Purdy, Program Director In addition to being a long-time chamber member, I am the Director of the MBA for Executives Program in the University at Albany’s School of Business.  I’ve worked with several hundred executive-level MBA students in the past 15 years and the reasons that folks decide to study…

Albany Realty Celebrates 20 Years Albany Realty Group Celebrates 20 Years in Business When Marie Bettini launched Albany Realty Group, she had a vision for a real estate business that would focus on people, on relationships that make the often-complicated process of buying and selling real estate a little less stressful and more satisfying. Over…

A Bird’s-Eye View Hi, I’m Craig from Sky Photos LLC. I’ve worked in industrial automation and project management for the last 20 years, starting in GE and most recently Commercehub, but I’ve always enjoyed the process and fun of photography. After leaving Commercehub, I started Sky Photos. I took the skills I learned in college…

Bethlehem Senior Projects — Keeping Residents Engaged Written By: Co-Presidents: Leslie Horn Trosset and Linda K.P. Mertz, MSW LCSWR There is a common misconception that as we age, we need to be treated differently and that our lives should somehow be limited. However, aging does not mean that we stop living or that our worth…

Toys for Tots Collection on Small Business Saturday   This holiday season kicks off with National Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26. The Bethlehem Chamber will promote local businesses and participate in the Toys for Tots campaign. Anyone can drop off a new, unwrapped to at any bin of participating businesses in the Town of Bethlehem,…