Joey Listro
Executive Director and Founder, New Britain ROOTS
- Role
- Founding Executive Director at New Britain Roots
- Location
- Hartford, CT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joey Listro
Founder & Executive Director for a community based organization with a long history of…
Experience
Founding Executive Director
Apr 2015 — Present · Hartford, CT, US
Established a nonprofit organization in 2013 to develop community led urban agriculture projects and programs-Raised 4.8M through grants and contracts over 8 years to support programs and projects-Achieve targeted growth of 30% or more in organizational revenue annually-Hire and oversee a staff of 3FTE and 8PTE/Seasonal employees-Build community partnerships with schools, non-profits, and government agencies to support our mission-Report to the Board of Directors monthly on budget, finances, fundraising, and program development-Perform all administrative and bookkeeping responsibilities-Lead the Policy Team for the CT Farm to School Collaborative, acheiving legislative success in passing the CT Grown for CT Kids Grants program in the CT General Assembly-Cultivate and sustain individual donors and ongoing partnerships with foundations.
Education
University of Connecticut
Master of Public Administration - MPA, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
University of Southern Maine
Bachelor of Science - BS, Organizational Leadership
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