On Thursday, April 25, the Long Beach Post hosted an event to honor young people from around the city who are doing great things to better their community and beyond. Out of hundreds of nominations from our readers, judges chose 40 winners who run the gamut from educators to artists to business owners to community activists, all of whom represent just a selection of those who are today contributing to the betterment of Long Beach.

Megan’s nominators called the mother of three and Long Beach native a “tireless volunteer” who always knows the facts on important local issues and works endlessly to support campus programs at numerous school sites above the 405. Over the past several years, she has become one of the most influential community leaders in support of public education by fulfilling her role as School Board Liaison for the Long Beach Council PTA as well as her active work in the Green Ribbon School awards received by Longfellow Elementary and Hughes Middle School. Megan is also involved in the greater Bixby Knolls community, serving with clean streets initiatives and other area groups.