Megan Messerly Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Covers health policy in the states, from public health and abortion to Medicaid and state marketplaces.
• Read my work here: https://www.politico.com/staff/megan-messerly

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Reported on politics and health care for The Nevada Independent, a nonprofit news outlet launched by veteran political journalist Jon Ralston.
• Provided in-depth coverage of elections, including extensive coverage of the U.S. Senate and congressional races in 2018 and the presidential race in 2020.
• Wrote extensively on health care issues in Nevada, including COVID-19, drug transparency, surprise emergency room billing, mental health, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
• Covered the 2017 and 2019 sessions of the Nevada Legislature.
• Read my work here: thenevadaindependent.com/author/megan-messerly

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Covered the 2016 presidential election for the Las Vegas Sun and the Sunday magazine.
• Reported on two special legislative sessions from Carson City.
• Read my work here: lasvegassun.com/staff/megan/

Berkeley, California

• As managing editor, served at top of editorial management and oversaw daily online and print production.
• Facilitated a weekly seminar on investigative reporting for 2nd- and 3rd- semester Daily Cal reporters.
• Directed the production of 13 special editions focusing on niche audiences to increase readership.
• Line edited more than a thousand stories.
• In previous semesters, worked as the executive news editor and a city government beat reporter.

Berkeley, California

• As center supervisor, oversaw a team of a dozen students in the daily operation of two academic resource centers.
• Led weekly staff meetings and organized monthly professional development presentations.
• Conducted bimonthly performance evaluations.
• Assisted in hiring, interviewing, selecting, and training new staff members.
• Wrote end-of-semester reports, compiling center usage data, center programs and events, staff selection, successes and challenges, and recommendations and future goals.
• Worked as an Academic Services Assistant for six months before moving into the Center Supervisor Role as a sophomore — the youngest supervisor in the cohort.

San Francisco, California

• Covered local and state issues including City College of San Francisco's loss of accreditation, crime in Oakland and protests by environmental activists in response to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

Irvine, CA

• Part of the American Cancer Society’s 2010 Youth Science Fellowship Program.
• Worked in the lab of Dr. Naomi Morrissette growing the proteins SPM1 and SPM2 from the parasite Toxoplasma gondii with the goal of developing a drug to prevent the organism from procreating.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English; Media Studies

▪ Double-majored in English and Media Studies, graduating magna cum laude. ▪ Received honors in English after completing a senior thesis.

Chinese Language

▪ Studied Mandarin as part of an intensive summer language program.

High School Diploma