In her current work as a college essay coach, Meg has been inspired by the process of uncovering the unique story of each student who comes to her unsure of where to begin. She puts her editorial skills to use, helping teenagers shape the ideas that will enlighten and entertain their audience – college admissions teams – and finds real joy in guiding young writers to access their strongest personal material. Meg is certified as an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) workshop leader and devotes much of her time writing with students at North Star Academy in Newark, New Jersey.
A words and ideas person, Meg headed into magazine publishing right out of Kenyon College, where she majored in Medieval History. She soon found her niche: collaborating with other editors to brainstorm, elicit, and create stories that entertain, inform, and engage global audiences.
Having fallen in love with Parisian culture during her junior year at the Sorbonne, Meg landed at Harper’s Bazaar France as a magazine editor. At Young Presidents Organization, she worked with business leaders to create audience-specific materials at educational conferences in Nairobi, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Venice, and Mexico City. Returning to magazine publishing, she collaborated with chief editors in England, Australia, Italy, and Japan to create international editions of American magazines. As digital communications emerged, Meg was at the forefront of content transformation at Time Inc. magazines – including Time, Parenting, and InStyle – adapting each publication into digital media for a growing internet audience.
She is the mother of a singer-songwriter and of a filmmaker. Both kids are former Montclair High School students.