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| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| alma_mater = [[Syracuse University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], 1992)
| profession = Vice President, Goldman Sachs & Company
| profession = Vice President Goldman Sachs & Company
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Christine Meek
| spouse = Christine Meek
| residence = [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
| residence = [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
| website = [http://ourctgop.org/ Our CT GOP]
| website = [http://ourctgyp.org/ Our CT GYP]
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'''Christopher "Chris" Meek''' (born September 30, 1970) is a [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]] and American businessman. Meek is the founder and chairman of START Now! and [[Soldiersocks|SoldierSocks.com]] and is a Vice President at [[Goldman Sachs|Goldman Sachs & Company]]. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Yerwood Center]] in [[Stamford, Connecticut]]; St. Luke's LifeWorks, also of Stamford; and Career Resources, Inc.,<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Career Resources|publisher=Career Resources|url=http://www.careerresources.org/main/AboutUs/FullBoardList2.asp}}</ref> of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]. Meek is also Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee at St. Luke's LifeWorks.
'''Christopher Douglas Meek''' (born September 30, 1970) is a [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]] and American businessman. Meek is the founder and Chairman of START Now! and [[SoldierSocks|SoldierSocks]].com and is a Vice President at [[Goldman Sachs & Company]]. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Yerwood Center]] ([[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford, CT]]) <ref>{{cite web |title=Yerwood Center Board of Directors|publisher=The Yerwood Center|url=http://www.yerwoodcenter.com/about/board-of-directors/}}</ref>, St. Luke’s LifeWorks (Stamford, CT) <ref>{{cite web|title=St. Lukes Life Works Board of Directors|publisher=St. Lukes LifeWorks|url=http://www.stlukeslifeworks.org/BoardofDir.html}}</ref> , and Career Resources, Inc.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Career Resources|publisher=Career Resources|url=http://www.careerresources.org/main/AboutUs/FullBoardList2.asp}}</ref> (Bridgeport, CT). Meek is also served as Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee and is the current Chairman of the Development Committee and sits on the Executive Committee at St. Luke’s LifeWorks. Meek also serves as a Commissioner on Stamford’s Urban Redevelopment Commission<ref>{{cite web|title=Stamford Commission Members |publisher=The City of Stamford|url=http://www.cityofstamford.org/content/25/50/2234/4368/4384/default.aspx}}</ref>.


== Early life, education, and family ==
== Early life, education, and family ==
Meek was born (September 30, 1970) in [[Elmira]], [[New York]]<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Meek, Chris|publisher=OurCTGOP|url=http://www.ourctgop.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312}}</ref> to Douglas and Camille Meek. An only child, his parents divorced in 1972. After brief moves to Clearwater, Florida and Binghamton, NY, Meek and his mother moved back to Elmira and lived with his grandparents, George and Marion Giroux, until 1981. George and Marion Giroux were instrumental in raising Meek as his mother worked during the day and attended [[Elmira College]] at night, where she would earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Master Degree in Speech Pathology. Meek attended and graduated from [[Elmira Free Academy]] in Elmira, New York. In 1988, Meek attended [[Syracuse University]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the [[Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs]] in 1992. Meek studied for a degree in Financial Management at [[Pace University]] (New York, NY) and graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 1999.
Meek was born (September 30, 1970) in [[Elmira]], [[New York]]<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Meek, Chris|publisher=OurCTGOP|url=http://www.ourctgop.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312}}</ref> to Douglas and Camille Meek. An only child, his parents divorced in 1972. After brief moves to Clearwater, Florida and Binghamton, NY, Meek and his mother moved back to Elmira and lived with his grandparents, George and Marion Giroux, until 1981. George and Marion Giroux were instrumental in raising Meek as his mother worked during the day and attended [[Elmira College]] at night, where she would earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Master Degree in Speech Pathology.
Meek attended and graduated from [[Elmira Free Academy]] in Elmira, New York. In 1988, Meek attended [[Syracuse University]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the [[Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs]] in 1992. Meek studied for a degree in Financial Management at [[Pace University]] (New York, NY) and graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 1999.
While attending Syracuse University, Meek interned for U.S. Senator [[Al D'Amato]] from 1990–1992 in his Syracuse Regional Office. This led to Senator D’Amato asking Meek to run his Central New York Re-Election campaign committee during the 1992 Senatorial Race versus New York State Attorney General John Abrams.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Senator D’Amato went on to defeat Abrams in that race.
While attending Syracuse University, Meek interned for U.S. Senator [[Al D'Amato]] from 1990–1992 in his Syracuse Regional Office. This led to Senator D’Amato asking Meek to take a senior role in D’Amato’s Central New York Re-Election campaign committee during the 1992 Senatorial Race versus New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. Senator D’Amato went on to defeat Abrams in that race.


Meek currently lives in [[Stamford]], [[Connecticut]] with his wife, Christine, and their two daughters.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.ourctgop.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312</ref>
Meek currently lives in [[Stamford]], [[Connecticut]] with his wife, Christine, and their two daughters.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.ourctgop.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312</ref>
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== Career and community activism ==
== Career and community activism ==


After graduating from [[Syracuse University]] as a member of [[Delta Tau Delta]] during the recession of 1992, Meek worked for [[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company]] in Syracuse, New York from 1992–1993. He then worked for [[Dean Witter Reynolds]] from 1993–1995. In October 1995, Meek moved from Syracuse to [[New York City]] and began working for Hull Trading Company, a [[Chicago]]-based options market-making firm. In July 1997 Hull Trading was acquired by [[Goldman Sachs]] and Company. Meek ran the firms’ floor-based trading operations from 1999–2002. Goldman Sachs later acquired another market making firm, [[Spear, Leeds & Kellogg]]. The units were combined and Meek was asked to manage the floor trading risk for the larger group.
After graduating from [[Syracuse University]] during the recession of 1992, Meek worked for [[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company]] in Syracuse, New York from 1992–1993. He then worked for [[Dean Witter Reynolds]] from 1993–1995. In October 1995, Meek moved from Syracuse to [[New York City]] and began working for Hull Trading Company, a [[Chicago]]-based options market-making firm. In July 1999 Hull Trading was acquired by [[Goldman Sachs]] and Company. Meek ran the firms’ floor-based trading operations from 1999–2002. Goldman Sachs later acquired another market making firm, [[Spear, Leeds & Kellogg]]. The units were combined and Meek was asked to manage the floor trading risk for the larger group. In April 2004 Meek moved to the institutional trading desk at Goldman Sachs & Company<ref name="US clutches at straws of recovery">{{cite news|title=US clutches at straws of recovery|publisher=Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5174186/US-clutches-at-straws-of-recovery.html | location=London | date=April 17, 2009 | accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref>.


In April 2004 Meek moved to the institutional trading desk at Goldman Sachs & Company. He now works as an equity derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs.<ref name="US clutches at straws of recovery">{{cite news|title=US clutches at straws of recovery|publisher=Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5174186/US-clutches-at-straws-of-recovery.html | location=London | date=April 17, 2009 | accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref> In April, 2009 Meek held his first in a series of loan modification events at the Yerwood Center in Stamford. The event consisted of 5 banks and several agencies offering foreclosure assistance. The program enabled 36 families to modify their mortgage, avoid going into foreclosure and losing their homes. The success and public request for more programs led Meek to create the not-for-profit START Now! in May 2009<ref name="US clutches at straws of recovery"/>. Meek held subsequent loan modification events in May 2009, again at the Yerwood Center, and August 2009 at the Capitol Building in Hartford.
In April, 2009 Meek held his first in a series of loan modification events at the Yerwood Center in Stamford. The event consisted of 5 banks and several agencies offering foreclosure assistance. The program enabled 36 families to modify their mortgage, avoid going into foreclosure and losing their homes. The success and public request for more programs led Meek to create the not-for-profit START Now! in May 2009. Meek held subsequent loan modification events in May 2009<ref name="US clutches at straws of recovery"/>, again at the Yerwood Center, August 2009 at the Capitol Building in Hartford, April 2010 at FSW, Inc. in Bridgeport, the Yerwood Center in October 2010, and at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury in November 2010. The program has grown to include major banks such as HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and CitiMortgage <ref>{{cite web|title=At-Risk Homeowners Can Find Help|publisher=The Daily Stamford |url=http://www.thedailystamford.com/news/risk-homeowners-can-find-help}}</ref>. Regional banks such as Webster, Peoples United and New Alliance and agencies like the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Urban League of Southwestern Connecticut, Money Management International, Affordable Housing Centers of America, Catholic Charities, the Housing Development Fund, Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut, and Mediation Specialists from the Fairfield Judicial District have all participated.

START Now! has also held job readiness workshops helping participants prepare resumes and cover letters, learn how to apply for jobs online and hone their interviewing skills through videotaping mock interviews. The organization also hosted a Green Jobs Fair in conjunction with Norwalk Community College.


START Now! is a not-for-profit designed to help individuals and families become self-sufficient by educating and providing them with the support and opportunities available in society and allowing them to become thriving members of the community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol looks to keep number of foreclosures low|publisher=Bristol Press|url=http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/08/15/news/doc4a8774bd880f3509933262.txt}}</ref>
START Now! is a not-for-profit designed to help individuals and families become self-sufficient by educating and providing them with the support and opportunities available in society and allowing them to become thriving members of the community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol looks to keep number of foreclosures low|publisher=Bristol Press|url=http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/08/15/news/doc4a8774bd880f3509933262.txt}}</ref>


In July 2009 Meek received a request asking for help in obtaining hygienic items for our soldiers in [[Afghanistan]]. This led him to create another not-for-profit SoldierSocks.com. SoldierSocks.com provides people a way to donate so our men and women serving in the Middle East can obtain simple things like socks and baby wipes. SoldierSocks.com is partnered with [[The Athlete's Foot]] (Stamford), Hope Street Pharmacy (Stamford), [[UPS Store]] (Norwalk) and works with the [[Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49]] and [[Air National Guard]] out of [[Stewart Air National Guard Base]] in [[Newburgh, New York]].
In July 2009 Meek received a request asking for help in obtaining hygienic items for our soldiers in [[Afghanistan]]. This led him to create another not-for-profit [[SoldierSocks|SoldierSocks]].com <ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford Scouts Donate to Soldier Socks|publisher=Voices News|url=http://www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1380&dept_id=157534&newsid=20422623}}</ref>. SoldierSocks.com provides people a way to donate so our men and women serving in the Middle East can obtain simple things like socks and baby wipes. SoldierSocks.com is partnered with [[New Balance]] (New Canaan) <ref>{{cite web|title=Tomorrow's Vets: Socks for Soldiers|publisher=Patch|url=http://newcanaan.patch.com/articles/tomorrows-vets-socks-for-soldiers}}</ref>, Hope Street Pharmacy (Stamford), [[UPS Store]] (Norwalk) and works with the [[Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49]] and [[Air National Guard]] out of [[Stewart Air National Guard Base]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Fedele to help local group pack items for troops|publisher=Stamford Plus|url=http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Fedele-to-help-local-group-pack-items-for-troops6816.shtml}}</ref>. in [[Newburgh, New York]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Stamford man's collection for soldiers gets help nationwide|publisher=The Hour|url=http://www.thehour.com/story/494328}}</ref>.

As SoldierSocks.com expanded, new opportunities arose. In 2010 SoldierSanta.com was launched with the aim of delivering things that may not be necessities, but are certainly appreciated for the holidays. Meek has continued to support the men and women serving abroad in new ways.


Meek currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Yerwood Center<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|publisher=Yerwood Center|url=http://www.yerwoodcenter.com/bod.php}}</ref>, Saint Luke’s LifeWorks<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|publisher=St. Lukes LifeWorks|url=http://www.learnaliving.org/BoardofDir.html}}</ref> and Career Resources, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee at Saint Luke’s, which focuses on the problems that contribute to homelessness including sobriety, personal safety issues and lack of education. Participants in the program help develop a life plan that will guide them from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
Meek currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Yerwood Center<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|publisher=Yerwood Center|url=http://www.yerwoodcenter.com/bod.php}}</ref>, Saint Luke’s LifeWorks<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|publisher=St. Lukes LifeWorks|url=http://www.learnaliving.org/BoardofDir.html}}</ref> and Career Resources, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee at Saint Luke’s, which focuses on the problems that contribute to homelessness including sobriety, personal safety issues and lack of education. Participants in the program help develop a life plan that will guide them from homelessness to self-sufficiency.


On August 24, 2010, Meek was sworn in to a 3-year term by Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia as Commissioner on the City’s Urban Redevelopment Committee <ref>{{cite web|title=Stamford Comission Members |publisher=The City of Stamford|url=http://www.cityofstamford.org/content/25/50/2234/4368/4384/default.aspx}}</ref>. The URC provides leadership for the continuing innovative revitalization of the City. Working in collaboration with the community, the Commission focuses on rehabilitating blighted areas: balancing population density and socio-economic diversity; promoting convenient affordable housing; enhancing pedestrian presence; improving the availability of suitable parking expanding the job and tax base; and ensuring the attractiveness of buildings, open areas and urban infrastructure.
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In April 2009 Meek founded the Stamford [[Young Republicans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CT NPR Chris Meek Profile|publisher=Connecticut National Broadcasting Network|url=http://www.cpbn.org/profile/christopher-meeks}}</ref>. Working with the Stamford Republican Town Committee, Meek was quickly approached by other Town Committee’s in [[Fairfield County]]. In July 2009, the Stamford Young Republicans evolved into Our CT GOP. The goal behind the organization is to create a platform where all those interested can come and be heard. Using this organization, a greater number of citizens can be a part of the decision making process. The organization also puts together meetings throughout the state of Connecticut for Republicans to meet elected officials in person<ref>{{cite web|title=Where We Live - The Future of the GOP Oct 6th 2009 - Show Location minute 47:20|publisher=Connecticut National Broadcasting Network|url=http://www.cpbn.org/program/where-we-live/episode/wwl-future-gop}}</ref>. Our CT GOP currently partners with eleven Republican Town Committees stretching from Greenwich to West Hartford and works with the Connecticut Union of [[College Republicans]] helping to build and promote the Republican party on the college level.

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In April 2009 Meek founded the Stamford [[Young Republicans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CT NPR Chris Meek Profile|publisher=Connecticut National Broadcasting Network|url=http://www.cpbn.org/profile/christopher-meeks}}</ref>. Working with the Stamford Republican Town Committee, Meek was quickly approached by other Town Committee’s in [[Fairfield County]]. In July 2009, the Stamford Young Republicans evolved into Our CT GYP. The goal behind the organization is to create a platform where all those interested can come and be heard <ref>{{cite web|title=Where We Live - The Future of the GOP Oct 6th 2009 - Show Location minute 47:20|publisher=Connecticut National Broadcasting Network|url=http://www.cpbn.org/program/where-we-live/episode/wwl-future-gop}}</ref>. Using this organization, a greater number of citizens can be a part of the decision making process. Our CT GOP currently partners with eleven Republican Town Committees stretching from Greenwich to West Hartford and works with the Connecticut Union of [[College Republicans]] helping to build and promote the Republican Party on the college level.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=http://ourctgop.org/|title=Our CT GOP|publisher=Chris Meek}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ourctgyp.org/|title=Our CT GYP - Building and promoting the Republican Party on the college level}}
*{{cite web|url=http://soldiersocks.com/|title=Soldier Socks - Support Your Troops|publisher=Subsidiary of START Now Inc. 501(c)(3) Charity}}
*{{cite web|url=http://soldiersocks.com/|title=Soldier Socks - Support Your Troops|publisher=Subsidiary of START Now Inc. 501(c)(3) Charity}}
*{{cite web|url=http://soldiersanta.com/|title=Santa Soldier - Support Your Troops for the Holidays|publisher=Subsidiary of START Now Inc. 501(c)(3) Charity}}
*{{cite web|url=http://startnowct.org/|title=START NOW! - Educating and Helping Families avoid Foreclosure on their Home|publisher=START Now Inc. a 501(c)(3) Charity}}
*{{cite web|url=http://startnowct.org/|title=START NOW! - Educating and Helping Families avoid Foreclosure on their Home|publisher=START Now Inc. a 501(c)(3) Charity}}

*{{cite web|url=http://ourctgop.org/|title=Our CT GOP|publisher=Chris Meek}}


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Christopher Douglas Meek
Personal details
Born (1970-09-30) September 30, 1970 (age 53)
Elmira, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseChristine Meek
ResidenceStamford, Connecticut
Alma materSyracuse University (B.A., 1992)
ProfessionVice President Goldman Sachs & Company
WebsiteOur CT GYP

Christopher Douglas Meek (born September 30, 1970) is a philanthropist and American businessman. Meek is the founder and Chairman of START Now! and SoldierSocks.com and is a Vice President at Goldman Sachs & Company. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Yerwood Center (Stamford, CT) [1], St. Luke’s LifeWorks (Stamford, CT) [2] , and Career Resources, Inc.[3] (Bridgeport, CT). Meek is also served as Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee and is the current Chairman of the Development Committee and sits on the Executive Committee at St. Luke’s LifeWorks. Meek also serves as a Commissioner on Stamford’s Urban Redevelopment Commission[4].

Early life, education, and family

Meek was born (September 30, 1970) in Elmira, New York[3] to Douglas and Camille Meek. An only child, his parents divorced in 1972. After brief moves to Clearwater, Florida and Binghamton, NY, Meek and his mother moved back to Elmira and lived with his grandparents, George and Marion Giroux, until 1981. George and Marion Giroux were instrumental in raising Meek as his mother worked during the day and attended Elmira College at night, where she would earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Master Degree in Speech Pathology.

Meek attended and graduated from Elmira Free Academy in Elmira, New York. In 1988, Meek attended Syracuse University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1992. Meek studied for a degree in Financial Management at Pace University (New York, NY) and graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 1999. While attending Syracuse University, Meek interned for U.S. Senator Al D'Amato from 1990–1992 in his Syracuse Regional Office. This led to Senator D’Amato asking Meek to take a senior role in D’Amato’s Central New York Re-Election campaign committee during the 1992 Senatorial Race versus New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. Senator D’Amato went on to defeat Abrams in that race.

Meek currently lives in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and their two daughters.[5]

Career and community activism

After graduating from Syracuse University during the recession of 1992, Meek worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Syracuse, New York from 1992–1993. He then worked for Dean Witter Reynolds from 1993–1995. In October 1995, Meek moved from Syracuse to New York City and began working for Hull Trading Company, a Chicago-based options market-making firm. In July 1999 Hull Trading was acquired by Goldman Sachs and Company. Meek ran the firms’ floor-based trading operations from 1999–2002. Goldman Sachs later acquired another market making firm, Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. The units were combined and Meek was asked to manage the floor trading risk for the larger group. In April 2004 Meek moved to the institutional trading desk at Goldman Sachs & Company[6].

In April, 2009 Meek held his first in a series of loan modification events at the Yerwood Center in Stamford. The event consisted of 5 banks and several agencies offering foreclosure assistance. The program enabled 36 families to modify their mortgage, avoid going into foreclosure and losing their homes. The success and public request for more programs led Meek to create the not-for-profit START Now! in May 2009. Meek held subsequent loan modification events in May 2009[6], again at the Yerwood Center, August 2009 at the Capitol Building in Hartford, April 2010 at FSW, Inc. in Bridgeport, the Yerwood Center in October 2010, and at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury in November 2010. The program has grown to include major banks such as HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and CitiMortgage [7]. Regional banks such as Webster, Peoples United and New Alliance and agencies like the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Urban League of Southwestern Connecticut, Money Management International, Affordable Housing Centers of America, Catholic Charities, the Housing Development Fund, Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut, and Mediation Specialists from the Fairfield Judicial District have all participated.

START Now! has also held job readiness workshops helping participants prepare resumes and cover letters, learn how to apply for jobs online and hone their interviewing skills through videotaping mock interviews. The organization also hosted a Green Jobs Fair in conjunction with Norwalk Community College.

START Now! is a not-for-profit designed to help individuals and families become self-sufficient by educating and providing them with the support and opportunities available in society and allowing them to become thriving members of the community.[8]

In July 2009 Meek received a request asking for help in obtaining hygienic items for our soldiers in Afghanistan. This led him to create another not-for-profit SoldierSocks.com [9]. SoldierSocks.com provides people a way to donate so our men and women serving in the Middle East can obtain simple things like socks and baby wipes. SoldierSocks.com is partnered with New Balance (New Canaan) [10], Hope Street Pharmacy (Stamford), UPS Store (Norwalk) and works with the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 and Air National Guard out of Stewart Air National Guard Base [11]. in Newburgh, New York [12].

As SoldierSocks.com expanded, new opportunities arose. In 2010 SoldierSanta.com was launched with the aim of delivering things that may not be necessities, but are certainly appreciated for the holidays. Meek has continued to support the men and women serving abroad in new ways.

Meek currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Yerwood Center[13], Saint Luke’s LifeWorks[14] and Career Resources, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Life Long Learning Committee at Saint Luke’s, which focuses on the problems that contribute to homelessness including sobriety, personal safety issues and lack of education. Participants in the program help develop a life plan that will guide them from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

On August 24, 2010, Meek was sworn in to a 3-year term by Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia as Commissioner on the City’s Urban Redevelopment Committee [15]. The URC provides leadership for the continuing innovative revitalization of the City. Working in collaboration with the community, the Commission focuses on rehabilitating blighted areas: balancing population density and socio-economic diversity; promoting convenient affordable housing; enhancing pedestrian presence; improving the availability of suitable parking expanding the job and tax base; and ensuring the attractiveness of buildings, open areas and urban infrastructure.

In April 2009 Meek founded the Stamford Young Republicans[16]. Working with the Stamford Republican Town Committee, Meek was quickly approached by other Town Committee’s in Fairfield County. In July 2009, the Stamford Young Republicans evolved into Our CT GYP. The goal behind the organization is to create a platform where all those interested can come and be heard [17]. Using this organization, a greater number of citizens can be a part of the decision making process. Our CT GOP currently partners with eleven Republican Town Committees stretching from Greenwich to West Hartford and works with the Connecticut Union of College Republicans helping to build and promote the Republican Party on the college level.

References

  1. ^ "Yerwood Center Board of Directors". The Yerwood Center.
  2. ^ "St. Lukes Life Works Board of Directors". St. Lukes LifeWorks.
  3. ^ a b "Career Resources". Career Resources. Cite error: The named reference "bio" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Stamford Commission Members". The City of Stamford.
  5. ^ http://www.ourctgop.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312
  6. ^ a b "US clutches at straws of recovery". London: Telegraph. April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "At-Risk Homeowners Can Find Help". The Daily Stamford.
  8. ^ "Bristol looks to keep number of foreclosures low". Bristol Press.
  9. ^ "Oxford Scouts Donate to Soldier Socks". Voices News.
  10. ^ "Tomorrow's Vets: Socks for Soldiers". Patch.
  11. ^ "Fedele to help local group pack items for troops". Stamford Plus.
  12. ^ "Stamford man's collection for soldiers gets help nationwide". The Hour.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors". Yerwood Center.
  14. ^ "Board of Directors". St. Lukes LifeWorks.
  15. ^ "Stamford Comission Members". The City of Stamford.
  16. ^ "CT NPR Chris Meek Profile". Connecticut National Broadcasting Network.
  17. ^ "Where We Live - The Future of the GOP Oct 6th 2009 - Show Location minute 47:20". Connecticut National Broadcasting Network.

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