
The City of Rochester’s Business Development team partners with a wide variety of for-profit businesses from high technology and manufacturing to neighborhood commercial and retail. We provide financial services, and other support to achieve the following objectives:
Business Development Information
Business Development Team
If you have a business located in the City and would like our assistance, please contact us and we will provide first class customer service with a "Yes We Can" attitude.
Director Thaddeus Schofield: Director of Strategic Business Development
(585) 428-7848 | Thaddeus.Schofield@CityofRochester.Gov
Northeast Rita Rajca, Business Development Liaison
(585)-428-6525|Rita.Rajca@CityofRochester.Gov
Northwest David Balestiere: Economic Development Project Manager
(585) 428-6817 | David.Balestiere@CityofRochester.Gov
Southeast Deidre Stevely, Senior Economic Development Specialist (585) 428-6920 | Deidre.Stevely@CityofRochester.Gov