Megan began her role as Birnbaum Youth Home Program Director in July 2026. She originally joined Youth Homes as a Youth Counselor at Talbot Boys Home in October 2025 after relocating from New York.
Megan has been working with youth since age 15 when she started as a summer camp counselor in her local school district. She went on to become a secondary English teacher with more than seven years of teaching experience in domestic and international classrooms from southern California to China and Abu Dhabi. Prior to her move to Montana, Megan worked for the New York State Office of Mental Health as a Mental Health Therapy Aide and gained invaluable experience working inpatient and outpatient crisis care at a children’s psychiatric center.
She believes all children deserve opportunities to grow and develop in the most safe and secure settings possible while being seen, heard and valued. She strongly believes raising children is a social obligation that stretches far beyond immediate family and into the larger community. It is her duty to help children learn the tools to overcome challenges to mental and behavioral health in order for them to lead a self-directed life of resiliency and empowerment.
Megan holds a B.A. in English Education and is currently finishing her M.A. in Marriage in Family Therapy with a specialization in Trauma-informed Systems. Although she’s lived on both coasts and overseas, Megan is grateful to call Montana home and is excited to serve Missoula youth and families. Outside of work, she enjoys adding more stamps to her passport, exploring the great outdoors of Montana, spending time with friends and family, and taking in films at the local cinema.
