Derek Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, CA

• As Executive Director of the Camping Association of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island (CANSPEI), Derek is responsible for overall strategic planning, operational mangnagment and mission delivery of the Association's.
• advocacy & promotion of the amazing learning and character building benefits of the transformational camping experience
• the formulation, publishing and promotion of safe camping practices and standards
• the provision of education, training and leadership development programs for our Member Camp’s staff and volunteers, to increase professional competency skills in our recreational sector
• fostering continuous improvement and excellence in camp programmingFor more information on CANSPEI please visit our website at: www.canspei.caDerek is also a past Board Director for the Canadian Camping Association.

As the President of Adventure Camp Challege, Derek is responsible for the overall governance and management oversight of the Camp's mission delivery, the overall plannning and the managment of all operational activities and the financial management of the Camp. Adventure Camp Challenge, a Registered Canadian Charity, imagines and creates fun experiential.

As the President of Venture Planning Partners, a strategic planning and public & private sector management consultancy, Derek is responsible for the overall management and delivery of client consulting services and he is one of the senior consultants.He has provided policy development and training support in strategic planning, community economic.

Halifax, Canada Area

Derek established and was the Advisor for the 2ND Halifax Scouts Canada Venturer program for teens living in low income households in the Halifax north end and inner city communities from 2001 to 2003. He subsequently was both the Club Program and Scout Leader from 2004 to 2008 and the Group Commissioner from 2009 to 2011, for the 2ND Halifax Group. Derek.

Halifax, Canada Area

One of the Founding Directors of Saint Georges Youth Net, a children and teen mentoring and after-school programming NGO for youth from inner city low income households. In addition to being a Director, Derek was the organization's Treasurer and he also helped set-up and lead Youth Net's summer wilderness adventure programming for children and teens.

Saint John, New Brunswick

Prior to Venture Planning Partners, Derek was the VP Marketing for George Weston Seafoods (Connors Bros/Brunswick, BC Packers/Clover Leaf and Bumble Bee brands) for 7 years. Derek had overall responsibility for the export marketing and distribution of Weston’s seafood products in Canada, the USA as well as over 60 countries worldwide. He has traveled and.