 Background
& Experience
In November 2003, I was elected to a four-year term in the At-Large seat on the
Albemarle County School Board. I
was re-elected to a second term in 2007. In
this position, I represent all of Albemarle County, Virginia as one of seven
elected School Board members.
I have lived in the Charlottesville area since August 1984
and I am a graduate of
the University of Virginia (Col 90). I am currently Executive Director of
Charlottesville Tomorrow, a
non-partisan community organization informing the public and policy related to
land use, transportation and community design. During 1998-2005 I served as the Chief Information
Officer at SNL
Financial on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall. Before joining SNL I worked
at the W. Alton Jones Foundation from
1990-1997. My wife Jean and I were married in 1990 and over the years we have lived in Crozet, Troy,
the Fieldbrook subdivision and now in Langford Farms near Ivy, Virginia.
During 2007-2008, I have two children in Albemarle County Schools, a daughter in
tenth grade at Western Albemarle High School and a son in sixth grade at Henley
Middle School.
School Service
 | Albemarle County School Board,
At-Large Member, 2004-Present, Chairman 2008. |
| Piedmont Regional Education
Program (PREP)
[What is PREP?], Board Member 2004
Present; Vice Chairman 2005 2006; Chairman 2007 Present |
|
AlbemarleMatters.comCreator
of website and e-mail newsletters dedicated to improved
communication about our schools and our community, 1999
Present |
| Murray Elementary PTO, President, 2002-2003; Vice President 2001-2002 |
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Albemarle County Schools Parent Council
 | Murray Elementary Representative 2001-2002,
2002-2003 |
| At-Large Representative 2000-2001 |
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| Albemarle County Principal Screening Committee, May 2000 |
Community Service
|
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs
Committee (Both Albemarle County Public Schools and my employer,
Charlottesville Tomorrow, are Chamber members), 2006-Present |
|
Ivy Community Association,
President, 2004-2006, Secretary 2001-2004 |
| Computers4Kids,
Mentor, 2002-2003 |
| Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC), Board Member 1999-2001 |
| Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group (UVA)
and
Appalachian Search
& Rescue Conference, Incident Commander & Member 1984-1991 |
| Western Albemarle Rescue Squad,
EMT Volunteer 1986 |
Professional Experience
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July 2005
Present |
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Feb
1998 Jan 2005 |
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Feb 1997
Jan 1998 |
| W. Alton
Jones Foundation,
Charlottesville, VA
Grants Manager & Information Systems Manager |
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May 1990
Jan 1997 |
Education
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B.A.
Foreign Affairs - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia May 1990. |
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Graduate, National
Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Advanced Mountaineering Course, Wyoming,
Summer 1986. |
Please contact me if you have any questions or
suggestions about my work or our Albemarle County Public Schools.
Brian Wheeler
(434) 984-2233 |
bwheeler@k12albemarle.org
89 Langford Place
Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
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* What is PREP?
The Piedmont Regional Education Program (PREP) was
established in 1975 as a regional program for special education
services. Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) participate as
one of eleven school systems in PREP. The mission of PREP is to
assist the local school divisions in providing a high quality
special educational program for students with disabilities. This
regional approach is more cost-effective than what ACPS could
deliver if fully managing its own special education programs.
Over 1,100 students are receiving services from PREP in the
2005-2006 school year.
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School
Experience
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- * School Board Member
- * PTO President
- * Parent Council Rep
- * Principal Screening Com.
- * Parent of 2 children in
- Albemarle Schools
- * Attended public schools
and University of VA
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Business
Experience
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- * Founder & Executive
Director of local non-profit
- * Local Technology Leader
- * Eight years as Senior
Manager at SNL Financial
- * Technology Council
- Member
- * Seven years at local
- grantmaking foundation
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Volunteer
Experience
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- * Computers4Kids
- * Ivy Community Assoc.
- * Volunteer Search and
Rescue
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