MEGAN JOSEPH

Megan Joseph, MA is the founding director of Impact Launch, a collective of social impact professionals that support individuals, organizations and collaboratives to work effectively for sustainable outcomes. Megan has worked hands on for over two decades with non-profits, local government and multi-sector coalitions to design and facilitate effective leadership, planning and change. She has worked with dozens of nonprofits of all shapes and sizes to complete inclusive strategic planning processes.

Previously, Megan served as Executive Director of Rise Together, a multi-county initiative to cut poverty in the Bay Area. Megan implemented a 250-member coalition for policy and systems change, addressing issues of employment, affordable housing and early childhood education for critical populations. 

Megan has practiced Radical Transformational Leadership (RTL) for a decade with Dr. Monica Sharma and has trained over 1,600 leaders in the Bay Area to design and implement equitable and sustainable social change projects. Megan serves on the Board of the Community Foundation of Nevada County and is an advisor for the One of Us Global Foundation. She was recognized with the 2015 National Community Indicators Consortium Emerging Leader award. Megan earned an MA in Consciousness Studies from JFK University and an MA in Criminology, Law and Society from UC Irvine.