Megan is a Senior Grants Officer at Rainforest Trust, where she works closely with conservation partners across Africa to develop and support projects protecting threatened wildlife and critical ecosystems.

Megan is particularly passionate about the human dimensions of conservation, including the relationships between people, wildlife, and the landscapes they share. Her interests center on community-led conservation, equity, and examining the historical and systemic power dynamics that shape conservation policy and practice. She believes that effective, lasting conservation must recognize the knowledge, rights, and leadership of the communities closest to the ecosystems being protected.

Megan holds a BA in Anthropology from Colorado State University and an MA in International Studies from the University of San Francisco. Her academic experience includes primatology and wildlife conservation fieldwork in Kenya, as well as graduate research examining community-based conservation through gendered and racial lenses in the Amboseli landscape.

Outside of work, Megan enjoys wildlife photography, hiking, reading, and spending time with her husky, McKinley.