Meg's Endorsements

Star Tribune
DFL Feminist Caucus
Stonewall DFL (acceptable)
Minnesota Women's Political Caucus
endorsements

25+ Years of Service to the City

  • Above the Falls Citizens Advisory Committee (AFCAC) South Minneapolis Representative, since 2003 Citizen review & leadership in implementing the upper Mississippi master plan for environmental improvements, economic development & community revitalization for the City of Minneapolis & the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Above the Falls Phase I Design Development Citizens Task Force, Chair, 2003-2005
  • Midtown Greenway Land Use & Development Committee Appointee, West Calhoun Neighborhood Steering Council, 2005
  • Theodore Wirth Beach Redevelopment Citizens Advisory Committee Chair, 2002-2003
  • Committee on Urban Environment (CUE) Chair, 1997-2002; Committee Member (Mayoral Appointee) 1989-2004; Chair, Friends of CUE, 2002-2004 (a not-for-profit fundraising entity) Advisory Committee to the City Council & Mayor; CUE Awards Chair, 1991-2004
  • West Calhoun Neighborhood Council (WCNC) Chair, Vice-Chair & Treasurer, 1995-2003; WCNC Revitalization Program Steering Committee Chair and Vice-Chair, 1996-2003
  • People for Parks Chair & Treasurer, 1982-1989 Promotion & Fundraising for the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board; People for Parks News Editor, 1989-1999
  • Lake Harriet Bandstand Fundraising Co-Chair, 1983-1985
  • WESAC Girls Soccer Coach, 1986-1989
  • The East Calhoun News Co-Editor, Layout Editor, 1979-1989; East Calhoun Community Organization Treasurer, 1977-1979
  • Realtor, Coldwell Banker Burnet, since 1978

For information about volunteering and contributions, please visit the Contact Meg page.

THANKS!

Meg’s Response to Children’s Advocacy Network

1) What are your priorities for building a strong community for children and youth in Minneapolis?

  • Continue to support strong, affordable recreational and growth programs for children and youth, especially at home parks.
  • Engage our increasingly diverse community in welcoming programs for youth and their families in our parks and recreation centers.
  • Promote comprehensive planning to incorporate the skills, talents and potential leadership of our multi-ethnic communities.

My steadfast commitment to youth includes 1960s and ‘70s work as Downtown YWCA Youth Director, Pillsbury’s Camp Manikiki arts crafts counselor, Loring-Nicollet Bethlehem Headstart Assistant; in the 1980s, the Parks’ WESCA Assistant Soccer Coach; currently I’m a Camp Fire Alumnus.

2. How can the office that you are seeking (library board, park board, board of estimate and taxation) be a part of assuring that children and youth in Minneapolis are supported by the community and given opportunities to thrive?

I will advocate for Minneapolis Park and Recreation’s (MPRB) central role in creating community for families and children through outreach, particularly working with other organizations to fill gaps in support structures: MPRB assisting schools with delivering Latch Key programs; Camp Fire linking arms with MPRB, using programs evaluating youth development; mainstreaming minority based programs, such as the MN Thunder Soccer Program with MPRB.

Parks have a unique, critical role with the children, youth and families of our city. Reaching to our more diverse community is priority #1 for me, through a comprehensive plan that engages and invests in our larger community.