Megan Black Email & Phone Number

Megan Black is a Midwest-based organizer and trainer committed to equity, inclusive democracy, and the common good. Born and raised in Iowa to a progressive, service-oriented, interracial and inter-religious family, Megan has spent much of her life trying to make sense of our differences and build bridges between them. She began her career in Kansas City, MO with an interfaith community organizing group working to end predatory lending, reform immigration policy, and end mass incarceration. Since 2010 Megan has worked with organizations like Interfaith Youth Core, Faith in Action, and Western States Center to navigate the spaces and tensions created by divisions in race, religion, and politics, with a particular focus on antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, and Christian dominance. Her writing has been published in the journal of Political Theology and Syndicate Online Forum. Megan earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Divinity Degree from Vanderbilt University. Megan directs the Common Good program at Western States Center from her home in Kansas City, MO. In her personal life, Megan serves as board chair of the Kansas City-based organization Front Porch Alliance and as a member of the leadership team of Kansas City's The Open Table. She can often be found on her porch swing with a French press, romance novel, and a neighborhood cat nearby.

Listed skills include Community Outreach, Nonprofits, Volunteer Management, Program Development, and 26 others.