Craigory C. Wiroll

About Craigory C. Wiroll

Just a person who lives as if I will not live forever. • National service advocate• Award-winning researcher• Fund recipient, distributor, reviewer, and manager: NEA, NSF, Department of Commerce, USDA, EPA, US Ignite, Sundance, private VCs (Silicon Valley, Wisconsin, New Zealand, West Africa, DC, and more), University of Wisconsin, University of Oregon• Featured on major media outlets including CBS, The New York Times, NBC, MTV, A&E, Peacock, E, Amazon Prime, SyFy, Oxygen, Paramount+, Telemundo, and NPR• Storyteller: Sundance, Upright Citizens Brigade, IDEO, The Moth, Second City• Proud feminist, anti-racist, & gender equity advocate• International traveler & worker: Europe, Asia, Africa, South Pacific, North & South America• Community builder: United States Midwest, South, West Coast, East Coast• National Parks Annual Pass holder & explorer• 20 Under 40 Rising Business Star https://20under40awards.com/craig_wiroll/• Creative ideator interested in making cities & organizations innovative, efficient, and sustainableMy experience comes in a variety of forms across all sectors including domestic and international nonprofits, international corporate technology, Hollywood and independent film, online content creation, public media, higher education, United States federal government, and local government administration.I am a hardworking community leader who enjoys using my education and creativity to help eliminate problems, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty while doing so. I also enjoy using my journalism, communication, and storytelling abilities to expose, and efficiently fix, the problems in our world. As a manager, I enjoy using my wide knowledge base to catalyze expertise and creativity in order to solve the most pressing needs within a society or organization.Feel free to let me know if you want me on your team.

Experience

1. Creator

   I\'ve Had Better Productions

   Dec 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism - Strategic Communication

• IDEO

  Storytelling for Influence

  2017 — 2017

• University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business

  MBA Coursework

• Portland State University

  Masters Level Coursework, Mental Health Counseling

• IE3 Global - Thailand

  Study Abroad - Independent Study, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

• Upright Citizens Brigade

  LOL, Storytelling - Improv - Sketch Writing

  2018 — 2019

• University of Oregon

  Master of Public Administration - MPA, Social Impact & Community Engagement

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Leadership Institute - Learning Communities for Institutional Change and Excellence (LCICE), Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and justice work

  2022 — 2023

Skills

• Youth Development
• Nutrition
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Public Relations
• Grant Administration
• Organic Farming
• Team Leadership
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Video Editing
• Grant Reviewing
• Emergency Management
• Indesign
• Microsoft Office
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Teen Programming
• Social Media
• Local Government
• Research
• Federal Grants Management
• Planning
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service
• Volunteer Management
• Environmental Education
• Elementary Education
• Public Speaking
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Organic Products
• Community Organizing
• Public Policy
• Child Development
• Volunteering
• Program Development
• Writing
• Advertising
• Academic Tutoring
• Farming