Craig Meisner
Chief Executive Office of CatRock Ventures Inc and Board Member at Mouse Inc
- Role
- Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Catrock Ventures Inc
- Location
- Bronx, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Craig Meisner
Craig Meisner is currently the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of CatRock Ventures. He also supports the Sierra Club\'s Inspiring Connections Outdoors program as a leader and development chair.His main focus is youth development, community engagement, and inspiring proactive environmental leaders, all while using the wilderness as his classroom, and the Adventure & Design Lab located in CatRock\'s Lodge in Bronx,NY.Craig was Executive Director of CampInteractive for 11 years. Under his leadership, CampInteractive grew from an exclusively summer-ran program to a year-round youth empowerment program with a center in the Bronx. CampInteractive was renamed to CodeInteractive Inc in 2013, and merged with Mouse Inc in 2017. Craig continues to sit on the Board of Directors at MOUSE, assisting on the Education Committee. Prior to joining CampInteractive, Craig ran his own outdoor education company called ProActive Events; a company dedicated to creating outdoor experiences, curricula, and mission-centric fundraising events for corporations and community-based organizations. Before founding ProActive Events, Craig was an active part of his family business that manufactures bronze and acrylic sculptures and represents artists from all over the world. In Craig also designed and implemented Ramah Berkshire\'s environmental and outdoor education program. Craig is a graduate of the State University of New York of Environmental Sciences and Forestry and holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Policy Studies and Management.Specialties: Creative Outdoor Program Development, Fundraising, Leadership, MarketingReduce. Reuse. Re-inspire.
Experience
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jan 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US
CatRock Ventures\' vision is to reach, inspire, and empower the next generation of environmental, community, and business leaders from underserved communities. Our mission is to invest in Bronx Youth by providing transformative outdoor experiences, community service learning opportunities, and academic support to empower them to become socially responsible changemakers
Education
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Law and Outdoor Education
1989 — 1994
Syracuse University
B.S, Environmental Policy Studies and Management
1989 — 1994
Skills
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Philanthropy
- Fundraising
- Volunteer Management
- Nonprofits
- Sponsorship
- Community Organizing
- Program Development
- Management
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Blogging
- Event Management
- Non-Profit Administration
- Social Media
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Public Relations
- Event Planning
- Entrepreneurship
- Grants
- Social Media Marketing
- Program Management
- Board Development
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