Kim L. Beach

Kim Lyons Beach, BSBA ’93, MBA ’97, is an Associate Director for Business Career Services in the Warrington College of Business. In this role, she serves as the career coach for students in the Professional MBA and Master of Science in Real Estate programs.

Previously, Kim worked in consulting with Deloitte in Atlanta and launched the first Florida office for a new division of Deloitte called Resources Connection, which connected executives with strategic projects in corporations. She also worked as a consultant with a regional firm headquartered in southwest Florida. Kim later spent ten years in Houston, Texas, where she held leadership roles with several nonprofit organizations and performed independent consulting.

While at the University of Florida, Kim served on the Preview staff and management team and was appointed Preview staff director during her final year. She also held several leadership roles in Zeta Tau Alpha and served on the Reitz Union Board of Managers. Kim was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame and was honored as the Outstanding Female Leader in the 1993 graduating class. She is a double Gator, earning her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in marketing and returning to UF after working for several years to earn her Master of Business Administration.

Kim has always been active in her community. She is a past president of the Junior League of Gainesville and co-founded Kids Count in Alachua County, a Gainesville nonprofit organization that provides an after-school program for at-risk elementary school students in east Gainesville.

Kim lives in Gainesville with her husband, Brian, BSBA ’90, MBA ’95, and their dog, Lido. Their three sons are all Gators, including one junior engineering student and two first-year business students.

Kim is serving her third term on the UFAA Board of Directors; her term expires 6/30/2028.

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