Sam Kiley

Sam is the Director of Leadership Giving for the Upper Mississippi River, Great Plains, and Great Lakes. Prior to Audubon, Sam was at the Trust for Public Land where she served as Director of Philanthropy for the Illinois region. Earlier in her career, Sam worked at Chicago Public Media as manager of individual giving where she oversaw a council of high-capacity donors called WBEZ Next and secured five, six, and seven figure gifts for the organization’s $30M million campaign. She has also held positions with the American Academy of Pediatrics and her alma mater Elmhurst University. Sam holds a BA in Speech Language Pathology and an MBA with an emphasis on management. Sam lives in the western suburbs of Chicago and in her free time enjoys cycling, hikes with her dogs, and traveling with her wife.