Background
Brinkley, Joseph Willard was born on May 8, 1926 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph C. and Iola (Rountree) Brinkley.
Brinkley, Joseph Willard was born on May 8, 1926 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph C. and Iola (Rountree) Brinkley.
Bachelor of Arts, College William and Mary, 1950; student, University Wisconsin, 1945; Master of Public Administration, New York University, 1972.
Assistant to treasurer, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1952-1961; director, Exile Political Affairs Free Europe Committee, New York City, 1961-1963; broadcast analysis, Radio Free Europe, Munich, Germany, 1963-1967; vice president, Radio Free Europe Fund, New York City, 1966-1967; vice president, American Farm School, Greece, 1967-1970; secretary-treasurer, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York City, 1970-1971; comptroller, The Asia Society, New York City, 1971-1974; associate executive director, The Light House, New York Association for the Blind, 1974-1978; deputy general director, Community Service Society, New York City, 1978-1983. Finance development consultant, since 1970.
Treasurer United Nations Observor, since 1978. Board directors, vice president, secretary-treasurer American Friends of British Aldeborough Festival. Board directors, treasurer Early Music Foundation, since 1982.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Metropolitan Opera Guild. Member Society International Development, Academy Political Science, Foreign Service Association, New York Oratorio Society (trustee, member executive committee since 1970, president 1973, chairman since 1977), Capriole (president since 1990), Williamsburg Symphonium (vice president since 1993), National Student Nurses Association (trustee), New York Society Association Executives (director, treasurer 1979).
Clubs: Kiwanis (vice president 1959-1960), Masons, University.
Married Virginia Wren Northcott, August 14, 1955.