Brian K. M. Wiley

Brian K. M. Wiley joined Riverkeeper as Development Director in May, 2008. Previously, he led the Masters Group, a collaboration of professionals sought by corporate and nonprofit clients. Mr. Wiley brings a 20-year history of development expertise to New York City from Chicago where he was most recently the Director of Development and Marketing for Literacy Chicago. Mr. Wiley served as the Executive Director to AIDS Walk Chicago, the Midwest’s largest and highest profile public relations event advocating for the treatment and prevention of HIV and AIDS. While Director of Corporate Events at Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, he formed the first coalition between a dozen of the area’s largest children’s service organizations for the Walk for Children. While at Catholic Charities, Mr. Wiley held more than 15 successful annual fundraising events. He also served as President and CEO of Comtact, Inc., an innovative telecommunications entertainment firm which produced user interactive phone magazine programs. Mr. Wiley received the Boys and Girls Clubs President’s award in 1999. He has served as a professional presenter for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, addressed master level classes at Columbia University and has appeared as a spokesperson on numerous television and radio programs. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Loyola University of Chicago.