Our Leadership

Jill Wheeler joins United Way as Incoming Chief Philanthropy Officer. In this role, she oversees United Way’s fundraising and development efforts, which include the organization’s $27 million annual campaign, corporate relationships, employee and retiree contributions and individual and major gifts.

Wheeler was with City Center Group for over 8 years and served in various roles, including VP, Lehigh Valley. Jill has more than 25 years of experience in developing and implementing corporate strategies for sales, marketing, communications and government relations. She joined City Center Group in 2017 and has helped lead commercial leasing activity, including securing ADP as the anchor tenant of Five City Center, and maintaining 98% lease rate across our commercial office buildings. Prior to City Center, Wheeler was Vice President and General Manager of Klunk & Millan Advertising, overseeing operations, business development and integrated marketing strategies. She served in various sales, marketing and general management roles at Stanley Vidmar, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. While there, she led an initiative to rebrand the 40-year-old business, expanded sales channels and business acquisitions that diversified the breadth of the company’s offerings. She later ran the business in North America and Asia.

Wheeler began her career at RCN, where she helped drive the groundbreaking expansion of broadband into high-density U.S. markets. She is a former board member of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, currently serves on the board of AEDC and The Century Promise and sits on the Lehigh Valley Children's Hospital Ambassador Council. Wheeler earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Marketing with a Minor in Psychology from Albright College.