Craig Van Wagenen

Craig is a former Operations Intern for the Madison Liberty Institute from January 2019 to April 2019. He went on to be a Project Manager for Spring Creek Enterprises.
Craig recently graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a bachelors in Communications with an emphasis Organizational Communication and Advocacy. During Craig’s time at BYU-Idaho, he served as the weTalk event manager in the iTalk program. In his position with iTalk, he coached students on how to be effective public speakers.
Craig currently resides in Bosie, Idaho.
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