Megan is a bilingual Returned Peace Corps Volunteer with 7+ years of project management and program coordination experience. Her portfolio of work is diverse and multifaceted: spanning four countries and incorporating skills and experience in education, international volunteerism, public and non-profit sectors. She has developed expertise in cross-cultural and intergenerational communication competence, writing and research, and data management.

During Peacecorps, in the western highlands of Guatemala, Megan founded the first Youth in Development education program in the Mayan village of Ixtahuacán. Collaborating with local service providers and school directors, she was able to create the first youth community center and develop a sustainable youth advocacy program after 2 years of service. Upon her return, she worked at a public charter school in New Mexico to implement a fully integrated mentorship program called iMentor. She managed a cohort of 75 mentor-mentee pairs and taught college and career readiness classes to high school students, coordinated events, recruited and trained mentors, enrolled youth and fundraised for the program.  

Megan is a compassionate activist, advocate, visionary, writer, lifelong learner, and teacher who believes in the power of people of color, women and girls, and humanity in the margins to transform our world. She holds a master's degree in Intercultural Communication with a specialization in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion training, and a focus on conflict resolution. She is new to DC and was born in Albuquerque, NM. She is a Chicana, a desert woman, a daughter, a sister, an auntie. In her free time, find her volunteering at the food bank, on her yoga mat, or in front of her easel painting portraits and posters.