Experts & Staff

Brian is the Administrative Coordinator for the Markets and Enterprise Program at the World Resources Institute. He will be responsible for budgeting and financial oversight, grants and sub-grants management and developing administrative structures to support the work of the incredible MEP team. He has extensive experience as a non-profit manager and fundraiser. He has served as the chief financial officer for a variety of non-profit organizations, including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Advocacy Institute, the Washington Project for the Arts and the Northside Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, he served as the Grants Specialist for the City of Kalamazoo, MI, where he generated support for a variety of community-based projects, including the totally accessible Boundless Playground at the heart of the redeveloped Upjohn Park. He also served as Director of Chapter and Professional Relations for the Educational Theatre Association (home of the International Thespian Society), where he was responsible for conducting educational events, coordinating arts advocacy campaigns and supporting a national network of adult and student leaders. Brian also acted as an Action Researcher for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s SmokeLess States Initiative and co-authored a manual on coalition development called “Lifting the Smokescreen: Seven Stories from the Front Lines of Tobacco Control.” As an undergraduate, he attended the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Studies from the College of Arts and Science and a Bachelor of Economics in Management from the Wharton School.

Brian’s other area of expertise is theatre. A produced playwright and published author, he holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, with a concentration in playwriting, from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Brian’s play “I Thee Wed: A Fantasia on Marriage – Gay, Straight and Otherwise” has been performed at several theatres around the country and was chosen to inaugurate the Fringe Festival at the Midwest Theatre Conference. Brian is also a freelance arts writer for the Washington Blade.