Megan Green
American politician and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megan Ellyia Green[3] (born July 25, 1983) is an American politician and educator from St. Louis, Missouri. She has served as the President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen since 2022 and previously represented the 15th ward on the Board from 2014 to 2022. Green is a progressive Democrat and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Megan Green | |
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President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen | |
Assumed office November 18, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Joe Vollmer (interim) Lewis Reed |
Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from the 15th ward | |
In office October 17, 2014 ā November 18, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jennifer Florida |
Succeeded by | Ward abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Megan Ellyia Green (1983-07-25) July 25, 1983 (age 40)[1] Oneonta, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America[2] |
Education | Pennsylvania State University (BA) Saint Louis University (MA, PhD) |
Originally from Upstate New York, Green moved to St. Louis in 2005 to participate in the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. She has a political science degree from Penn State and a PhD in education policy from Saint Louis University. Green is an adjunct professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, teaching public policy.[3]
In November 2022, Green won the special election to replace President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed, who resigned after being indicted on federal bribery charges. The first woman to serve as Board President, Green was re-elected to a full four-year term in April 2023.[4][5]