Brian Wheeler was hired as Charlottesville Tomorrow's first Executive Director in July 2005.  Mr. Wheeler has lived in the Charlottesville-Albemarle region since 1984.

Mr. Wheeler helped launch a unique partnership with The Daily Progress, the first of its kind in the nation, which placed Charlottesville Tomorrow’s reporting in the pages of the local newspaper of record.  Since 2009 over 825 news stories have been published in the newspaper and today Charlottesville Tomorrow produces almost 60 percent of the newspaper's content related to growth, development, and local politics.

Mr. Wheeler was recognized by the Virginia Press Association with four first place awards in 2012 for feature reporting, general news writing and investigative reporting.

In the hyperlocal community news sector, Mr. Wheeler has been a participant in the annual Block by Block conference, a Knight Community Information Challenge boot camp, and the 2012 Community Journalism Executive Training program.

Mr. Wheeler represented the community as an elected member of the Albemarle County School Board from 2004-2010.  From 1998-2005, Mr. Wheeler served as Chief Information Officer at SNL Financial, a leading provider of data to Wall Street.  Prior to that, Mr. Wheeler was employed at the W. Alton Jones Foundation, a private family foundation that focused on grantmaking supporting environmental and international security projects.  Mr. Wheeler received a B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in May 1990.  Mr. Wheeler and his wife Jean have two children and currently live in Ivy, Virginia.  His favorite activities when not in Charlottesville are sailing his Hobie catamaran and working a family farm in Pittsylvania County outside of Danville, VA.

What makes Charlottesville-Albemarle special to you?
Perfect blend of town and country

Best part of working at Charlottesville Tomorrow?
Telling stories, getting people involved in local government, and working on the Downtown Mall

Ultimate Charlottesville Saturday?
Relax with coffee, newspaper, iPad--then an adventure with my wife and kids followed by dining out!