In his role at Center for the Study of Brooklyn, Menser represents Brooklyn College on the Community Action and Advocacy Work Group for Community Care of Brooklyn (CCB).

He also was the PI on a $30,000 grant from Commonwise, Inc to conduct research and do interviews with large purchasers and small businesses in central Brooklyn and write a feasibility study on the topic of  “Procurement for Wellness.”

He also supported the Participatory Action Research project conducted by CCB in the Summer of 2019 on Sunset Park.