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Multicultural Business Center names Ken Wiley as its new
director
June, 2008: The Board of Trustees for the Multicultural Business
Center located at the St. Joseph Community Center in Lorain,
Ohio, has announced that Kenneth F. Wiley as its new
Executive Director. He is a Senior Vice President of IGM
Consulting, Inc., and brings extensive experience in planning,
program design, and management.
Wiley’s previous experience includes: Director of Student
Development at Case Western Reserve University, Director of the
University’s Alumni Outreach Program for a major capital
campaign, Executive Director of the Hispanic Community Forum in
Cleveland, and Program Officer for the Lorain County Community
Foundation.
Mr. Wiley has worked with the Council on Human Relations,
Cuyahoga Community College, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland School Budget Coalition, Karamu House, and the Urban
League of Charlotte (NC).
He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Case Western
Reserve and has received the Bonacker Award for Leadership and
the Elizabeth Magee Fellowship in history from the University.
He is a 1996 graduate of the Leadership Lorain Program.
According to Richard Romero, one of the Center’s
trustees, “Ken was recognized for his many contributions to the
communities of Northeast Ohio and received the Nuestra
Familia Award from the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino
Affairs for his work on behalf of the Hispanic community in
Cleveland. He and his wife Lorraine have three children and live
in Westlake, Ohio.”
The Center was named a finalist in the Team NEO Economic
Development Impact Awards category for minority job creation.
The Center was nominated for its work in 2007, when the Center
worked with six new businesses through its incubation services.
These six small businesses generated over 17 new jobs, with more
that half of those jobs going to minority employees.
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