Biography
Meaghan’s grantmaking promotes the protection and resilience of ocean ecosystems and coastal communities.
Meaghan has more than 25 years of experience in the philanthropic and non-profit sectors. Previously, she was at Conservation International, where she evaluated community-based conservation and economic development projects in the Philippines and Indonesia. Meaghan also taught middle school environmental education, including through a fellowship with the National Science Foundation. She co-founded and chaired an Oceans Collaborative at Environment Funders Canada and facilitated the marine conservation funder working group in the Biodiversity Funders Group. Meaghan also served on the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy’s San Francisco Bay Area steering committee and as board secretary for both Environment Funders Canada and the Environmental Grantmakers Association. She currently serves on the Board of Directors with the Biodiversity Funders Group.
Meaghan is from rural southern Illinois. She received her B.S. in environmental science and psychology from the University of Notre Dame, certificate of international population and reproductive health from the University of Michigan and Master of Environmental Management from Duke University. She also received her M.B.A. in community economic development from Cape Breton University.
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Environmental Conservation 
Marine Conservation Initiative
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