Prior to joining the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio as Executive Director, Beth Yoke served as Chief Strategy Officer for the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library from 2018 - 2024. From 2004 - 2018 she served as Executive Director of the Young Adult Library Services Association, and has also worked as a university and a high school librarian, and an elementary school teacher. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College and her master’s degree from Louisiana State University. You can find her on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn. Yoke is a resident of the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH.