Craig White, General Manager - Grand Vue Park

Craig White, General Manager - Grand Vue Park

Craig is the General Manager of Grand Vue Park in Marshall County, WV, and is the Executive Director of the Greater Moundsville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Craig has been working with the tourism group in Marshall County since 2008 as a Board member of the Chamber of Commerce. He has been on the Board of the Strand Preservation Society, Craig is currently on the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce Board and the President-Elect to the West Virginia Recreation and Park Association. Craig was the President of the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Board of Directors in 2014 when it was formed and stepped into the role as the Executive Director when the original director moved on. Craig also attends the Wheeling Partner Packaging meetings monthly to promote the Ohio Valley. Craig’s passion is to promote the Ohio Valley as a region and continue to promote the amazing attractions that Marshall County has to offer.

• Bachelors Degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Sport Management from Slippery Rock University
• Was a first-team All-America honor from the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1989 after he led The Rock to a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II national tournament.
• He was subsequently selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Six years later, in 1995, White signed as a replacement player with the Boston Red Sox during a strike by MLB players.
• The Converse/ABCA Regional Player of the Year in 1989 and two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference performer, was one of only three Division II players selected to compete for a spot on the 1990 USA National Baseball Team.
• In 2004, was inducted into the Union Printers International Baseball League Hall of Fame.
• In 2009, was inducted into the Bethel Park Senior High School Hall of Fame
• In 2010, was inducted into the Slippery Rock University Athletic Hall of Fame
• In 2016, will be inducted into the National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in Evansville Indiana in November
• In August of 2008 took over as the General Manager of Grand Vue Park