Erin Cave, manager of leadership and digital media, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce

If you follow the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce on Twitter, most likely the 140-character missives you’re reading were written by Erin Cave. But that’s not all she does.

Asked to describe herself in one word, Cave chooses “magnetic,” and her personality lends well to her career. Cave began working at the chamber as an office assistant, but today, she’s helping run the show as manager of leadership and digital media. She admits this sometimes results in being the one others come to with technology questions, but she’s also helping to groom the future leaders of Boise.

“Working for the Boise Chamber, we are constantly connecting individuals and businesses together,” Cave says. “I love to be a resource to others, whether it’s for someone that needs an accountant, or (for) a young professional looking for a mentor to further their career.”

Cave’s main responsibility is to oversee the chamber’s Leadership Boise, Leadership Boise Academy — for high school juniors only — and Boise Young Professionals programs, designed to help local businesses connect with individuals and talk about leadership and work in Boise. The job involves wearing a lot of hats: Cave does marketing, communications, social media, volunteer liaisons, community relations, budgeting and raising sponsorships. And that’s only part of the list.

“It is no coincidence that the chamber’s recent growth and expanding influence matches Erin’s expanding responsibilities in the organization,” says Bill Connors, president and CEO of the chamber. “From helping us create a more dynamic social media presence, to creative program management, to expanding our brand in the community … Erin Cave is one of our community’s most talented and likable young business leaders.”

Cave grew up in Eagle and says it “never crossed (her) mind” to leave the area. She loves the close-knit community, but enjoys the growth Boise’s experiencing.

“My office is downtown and I get to see all the cranes going up across the valley, but we still have that small-town feel,” she says.

In her time away from the office, Cave gives back to the community by volunteering with the Boise Public Library, local schools and the Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees fashion show, among others.

Her passions include spending time with her daughters, Harper, 5, and Henley, 2, golf and running. Cave says she would like to have more time for personal reading, but for right now, the books she reads are mostly those “by Eric Carle and Dr. Seuss.” Cave credits her mother, Anne Best, and sister, Katie Best, as being the most influential women in her life.

In the future, she wants to finish her education — she’d like to study communications — and make the most of her career, and she thinks those things will probably happen right here in the Treasure Valley.

“Boise is a passion of mine,” Cave says simply.