Megan Green | |
|---|---|
 Green in June 2024. | |
| 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 – November 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Florida |
| Succeeded by | Ward abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Megan Ellyia Green July 25, 1983[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) |
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.
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 was adjunct professor at the Washington University in St. Louis, teaching public policy.[3] She was suspended from this position in 2024.
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]
- ^ Dr. Megan Ellyia Green [@MeganEllyia] (July 25, 2022). "Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "DSA is proud to endorse Megan Ellyia Green ... an active member of St. Louis DSA for the last three years". Facebook. June 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bio". Megan Green Campaign Website. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022.
- ^ Huguelet, Austin (November 9, 2022). "Alderman Megan Green beats Jack Coatar for president of St. Louis Board of Aldermen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Huguelet, Austin (November 18, 2022). "Inauguration of Megan Green as St. Louis board president set for after Thanksgiving". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.