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His great-uncle Naseeb Saliba was one of the co-founders of Tutor Saliba Corporation one of the largest west
coast heavy construction contractors. Dad Michael L. Terry was an avid outdoors man who had a passion to
help others and to share the wonders of nature. His mom, Marcia A. Terry, is a retired escrow vice president.

Ken Wiseman
CEO, Co-Owner AMS Fulfillment
Nominated by SCV Sheriff’s Foundation

SCV Sheriff’s Foundation (8 years)
• President
Search and Rescue (15 years)
SCV Mayor’s Committee for Employment of
Individuals with Disabilities (4 years)
• Board member
• Chairman
SCV Economic Development Corporation (9 Years)
SCV College of the Canyons Business Alliance (4 years)
• Board member
2017 SCV Sheriff’s Foundation Volunteer of the Year 2016
The Signal Newspaper’s “Overall #1” Influential Businessman
Organizational Impact: Ken Wiseman has had a long history with the SCV Sheriff’s Foundation both as a
volunteer and financial supporter. As president of the board of the SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, Ken has provided
outstanding leadership and has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for the SCV Sheriff’s Station to provide
equipment, training, technology, and a van for our local Sheriff’s Youth Activity League adolescents. He has
chaired various fund-raising events, including the annual foundation golf tournament held in honor of a fallen
LASD Deputy or Officer. Ken is also an active volunteer on the SCV Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team. He has
volunteered hundreds of hours with the Search and Rescue Team and has been involved with many life-threat-
ening incidents including community disasters such as the recent fires. Through his volunteer work Ken has
made a great difference in our Community. As chair of the SCV Mayor’s Committee for Employment of Indi-
viduals with Disabilities, he has sponsored awareness programs for job developers and service providers work-
ing to get individuals with disabilities employed. Ken develops partnerships and volunteers his time to speak
about issues and needs of Individuals with Disabilities.
Biography: Ken Wiseman has a BS in Education, and an MBA from the University of Hartford, Connecticut.
Early in his career, as an athlete, Ken held world records for both the Double and Triple Iron-Man Triathlon
competitions. Ken began his career in the Food Industry with Aramark, for 16 years, before switching careers
and entering the Fulfillment and Logistics Industry. He has been president of two previous fulfillment entities
before joining Jay Catlin at AMS Fulfillment as the CEO in 2004. Today Ken oversees the operational distri-
bution for multiple AMS consumer product companies out of four buildings in over 580,000 sq. ft., while also
overseeing workforce development for over 300 employees. Under Ken’s guidance, AMS has become nation-
ally recognized for workforce development. In a partnership with College of the Canyons (COC) and Goodwill
Industries, Ken helped to create a first in the US Nationally Certified Logistics Apprentice Program. This new
apprenticeship, in Logistics and Warehousing, was announced in November of 2016 and begun in early 2017.
In addition to this program, AMS works with COC to offer education and vocational training to employees and
others in the community. AMS has established a pre-apprentice program to assist persons who have difficulty
maintaining employment, such as single parents and the homeless population. Ken works closely with a number
of community organizations in order to hire individuals who have difficulty gaining or reentering into employ-
ment, such as persons with disabilities, persons with judicial involvement, the aging workforce and veterans.
Ken and his wife, Betty-Lou, their sons and grandchildren reside in the Santa Clarita community.