Beth Keeton
Beth Keeton is Senior Consultant with Griffin-Hammis Associates. Beth has
worked closely with the state vocational rehabilitation agencies in both Florida
and Texas to coordinate the development and implementation of a statewide self-employment certification curriculum. Beth has worked on several other national
self-employment projects, including the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans
with Disabilities, the Iowa Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, the Minnesota
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the New York Medicaid Infrastructure
Grant, all of which are geared toward increasing the quantity and quality of
self-employment outcomes.
During her time on the various self-employment projects, she has developed
expertise in business plan development and has discovered a particular affinity for financial planning and Social Security benefits analysis. In 2007, Beth completed the Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) coursework through Cornell University. Under subcontract with Virginia Commonwealth University, she subsequently developed the national CWIC self-employment training curriculum along
with additional materials on the incorporation of government funding sources into
business financials. In addition, Beth co-wrote Navigating Government Benefits &
Employment: A Guidebook for Veterans with Disabilities (Vicks Lithography
and Printing, 2013) and was a contributing author in the development of the online
course Creating Community Careers and Customized Self-Employment. Beth is
also the current Executive Director and Vice Chair on the Board for the Center for
Social Capital.
Beth earned a B.S. degree in psychology from Clemson University and an M.S.
degree in special education from the University of Oregon in 1996.