Megan Boren joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 2010. She currently serves as a program specialist focusing on educator human capital strategies policy research, implementation and state technical assistance. From late 2014 to early 2019, Megan was a member of SREB’s educator effectiveness team, leading the technical assistance state grants, state progress monitoring and community of practice projects. She also worked on college completion and college-readiness policy and research and led the SREB Readiness Courses initiative.

Prior to joining SREB, Megan served as the education and workforce development policy advisor to former governor of Virginia Timothy M. Kaine. She is a two-time graduate of Virginia Tech and holds a bachelor’s in political science and master’s in public administration and policy. She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.