Team
Megan Howie
Community Director
Megan brings 15 years of experience working with and enhancing the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities in a variety of settings. She possesses a wide-ranging and unique background and has a proven track record of leadership in developing curriculum and infrastructure, project and relationship management, and building cohesive and effective teams. Megan leads with compassion and understanding while placing importance on collaboration, communication, time management, organization and problem solving.
Megan joins us most recently from the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, The Lerner School, Cleveland, OH, where she was the Coordinating Teacher for the Early Elementary Classroom. In this role she managed a team of 10 classroom behavior therapists and spearheaded the creation and implementation of custom-designed curricula to accommodate a wide range of learning preferences and needs. Prior to this, Megan worked as a Behavior Therapist at the Cleveland Clinic Center of Autism, The Lerner School, and as a full time Educator at the Goddard School in Macedonia, OH. She also served as the Volunteer Curriculum Director at Lollipop Co-op Preschool in Macedonia, OH, where she led curriculum and instructional goal setting, oversaw recruitment and hiring for new staff, established an inclusive learning environment, and assisted in procurement of materials.
Megan holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, Eleanor, is an avid reader, painter, loves hot yoga and is a self-proclaimed podcast junkie.