Operations Manager, UpStart
JCLP ’20
Megan has devoted her career to creating and nurturing Jewish communities around North America. Before she was hired as Operations Manager at Upstart, where she currently manages projects, grants, and events, Megan served as the Program Manager for the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, supporting JCLP students and managing logistics, strategy, and recruitment. Prior to her work at JCLP, Megan spent three years at Moishe House, beginning as a Community Manager, supporting the work of volunteer community builders, and then as an Associate Director, overseeing departmental processes and systems and supervising a team of community engagement professionals. Megan began her full-time career as the Associate Regional Director at BBYO in the DC area, developing Jewish teen leaders and cultivating local chapters. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and a Master’s in Social Work with a Certificate in Jewish Communal Leadership from the University of Michigan.