Megan Gagnon Cagle

Senior Director Of Communications And Research at New American Leaders

Megan Gagnon Cagle has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in communications and campaign management. Megan currently holds the position of Senior Director of Communications and Research at New American Leaders, where they have been since October 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Communications at the same organization since February 2019. Megan has also been an Official Member of the Forbes Communications Council from January 2020 to February 2022.

In terms of previous roles, Megan worked at FHI 360 as a Communications Specialist from June 2017 to February 2019. Here, they contributed to the growth of social media followers by over 10%, as well as designing and managing the Center microsite. Before that, Megan was the Manager of Policy & Advocacy Media at Church World Service from June 2015 to December 2016. Megan played a key role in increasing social media reach by 15% and securing coverage in major news outlets.

Additionally, Megan has experience in the political realm, having worked as the Communications Director for Kyrsten Sinema for Congress in 2014. Megan also served as a Campaign Manager for Sierra for Avondale, Tovar for Senate/Arizona, and Sierra for Arizona from 2013 to 2014. In 2013, they were the Assistant Finance Director for Felecia for Arizona.

Furthermore, Megan has a background in academia, as they worked as a Communications Coordinator at Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies from May 2012 to October 2013. Megan also held the role of Student Assistant from September 2010 to May 2012.

Overall, Megan Gagnon Cagle has gained extensive experience in communications, campaign management, and research, making their a well-rounded professional in these fields.

Megan Gagnon Cagle earned their Associate of Arts degree with high distinction from South Mountain Community College, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Megan then pursued their Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Sociology at Arizona State University from 2010 to 2013. Later, they completed their Master of Arts in Political Science, specializing in American Politics, at Arizona State University from 2012 to 2014. Additionally, they obtained another Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Arizona State University in 2014.

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Timeline

  • Senior Director Of Communications And Research

    October, 2022 - present

  • Director Of Communications

    February, 2019

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