Meg Lewis is a dedicated communications leader with over 16 years of experience in state and local government communications, public relations, social media management, and marketing. She joined the Institute in May 2024 and now leverages her expertise as the Communications Manager to support the Institute’s mission and initiatives.

Before joining the Institute, Meg served as Communications Manager for the City of Independence for seven years, where she coordinated content creation for all social media platforms, the City’s government access channel, public meetings, publications, media relations, and communications strategy for the City and its departments. Meg also served as Director of Communications for Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel in Jefferson City, Missouri. In that capacity, Lewis managed all strategic communications for the office and served as the office liaison for Missouri’s 529 College Savings Program (MOST). Before that, she worked on the communications team for the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. Meg received a Master of Arts with an emphasis in Journalism and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri–Columbia.

Email: mlewis@oconnorinstitute.org