Hi, I'm Megan
I’m a versatile leader committed to creating transformational opportunities for others. I guide mission-driven organizations through tough challenges, foster a collaborative work environment, and get things done.
How I like to work
Trainer/Facilitator/Coach: I help nonprofit leaders clarify and de-risk their strategy for scaling impact. Together, we innovate more efficiently by testing and co-creating solutions with our priority communities. I recently developed a Lean Impact online course for Spring Impact that walks organizations through setting a shared goal, prototyping an MVP, testing with users, and responding to data; reach out to preview the content or read about a sample workshop.
Sample clients: ICA Fund, Communities in Schools, Amala Education, ThinkZone, Vehicles for Change, Govern for America, Education SuperHighwayFractional Staffing: Bring me onto your team 25-50% of the time for 3-6 months as a Chief of Staff, Project Manager, Product Manager, or Innovation Lead.
Sample engagement: Director of Strategic Initiatives (Givers Health)Project-Based: Have a time-bound strategy, operations, or analytics project? Let’s talk.
Sample projects: New initiative planning and partnership development (Commonwealth), Market sizing (DreamBox Learning), Financial model (SaverLife), Market research (Truss))
What People Say
Facilitator/Coach: "Megan blew our team away. She has a unique ability to listen in to the heart of a pain point or opportunity, reflect back a perspective on it that shines a new light, and partner to explore ways to address it. Our team's skills in testing towards critical elements that will support the scale of our work grew tremendously thanks to her coaching. I'd highly recommend working with Megan or bringing her on your team if you're looking for a strategic, analytic, and highly empathetic and connective partner to move big goals forward." - Jamie-Alexis Fowler, Founder, Empower WorkDirector of Strategic Initiatives: “Megan exceeded my expectations at every turn. She seamlessly partnered with my team at just the right time to align our initiatives and ensure communication. Attending
meetings was a joy, as Megan has advanced skills in facilitating conversations. She listens well, allows space to problem-solve, and naturally moves teams into the next steps. She possesses that rare gift of big-picture strategy combined with the ability to specifically identify implementation steps – and she can carry them through completion.” - Rebecca Hoden, VP of Clinical Operations and Caregiver Learning, Givers HealthCo-Facilitator: “Working with Megan is such a rare gift. The groups that work with her are left in a much better place due to her expertise, creativity, and focus on delivering the highest quality trainings and support.” - Steve Nagai-Ma, Senior Lean Advisor, Spring ImpactChief of Staff: “Megan is the glue that keeps my teams communicating, problem-solving, and executing together. She is my favorite Friday afternoon strategyzer who can take my big ideas and turn them into a pitch deck or an initiative.” - Leigh Phillips, CEO, SaverLife.orgProduct Manager: “Megan thrives in cross-functional environments, building alignment and delivering excellence. She works equally well with engineers, designers, analysts, and marketers.” - George Manning, CTO, SaverLife.org
About Me
Transformational education, career, and personal growth opportunities have been powerful catalysts in my own life, pushing me to grow and develop my own gifts and focus. I am dedicated to creating those opportunities for others, both individually and systemically.I started my career as an analyst. Excel is my friend and I enjoy being a translator for people who aren't as comfortable with numbers.I spent a good amount of time at a nonprofit building financial products for underserved communities. I joined just as the team was launching an MVP and left as we reached 500,000 users and leveraged our platform to deliver an emergency COVID cash relief program. I learned about rapid growth, culture change, and empowering teams, but my most important learnings came from our users who consistently inspired me with their ingenuity and dreams.I took time off during the pandemic to care for myself and the people around me. I became my own boss and started thinking about my "work" as a portfolio of paid and unpaid interests that build richer communities, from hosting neighborhood garden parties to caring for relatives to helping clients co-create with their constituents.In this season, I’m especially interested in creating communities of care for those who are aging, disabled, or otherwise disenfranchised. Please reach out if you want to work together!
