Michael Meneer

Background

About Michael Meneer

Michael has been President and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation since April 2019 and prior to that was Vice President for Development, Communications and Marketing for ten years. He helped to generate significant growth in PSF’s fundraising, communications and government relations during that period. During his tenure as President and CEO, the foundation has nearly doubled in size to a team of 60 and annual budget of $20 Million (CAD). He facilitated a strategic planning process that broadened the foundation's focus, emphasized partnerships with Indigenous people, and expanded marketing and fundraising that resulted in significant growth in donors and donations. Michael has nearly 30 years of experience including work in foundation leadership, journalism, fundraising, and public affairs in the United States and Canada. Before moving to Vancouver in 2007, he worked for seven years in Washington, D.C. as an association executive director, journalist and communications officer for two NGOs. This included stints at the ABC News affiliate in the nation’s capital, Catholic Charities and the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. Michael earned a Bachelor's degree in History from The Ohio State University in 1997 and a Master's degree in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University in 2004. While a college student, Michael joined AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps, and was a literacy instructor for low-income children in Columbus, Ohio. That experience led to his appointment as executive director of the national AmeriCorps alumni association in Washington D.C. He travelled the country speaking to charitable and philanthropic organizations and lobbied the U.S. Congress to support the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. In his spare time, Michael is a film, television and voice actor. He serves on the Greater Vancouver Advisory Board of the Salvation Army of British Columbia and co-chairs the annual Hope in the City Breakfast. Michael is also an architectural tour guide for Modernism Week in Palm Springs - the annual celebration of mid-century architecture, design and culture.