Megan Black

Common Good Program Director

Megan is a Midwest-based organizer and trainer committed to equity, inclusive democracy, and the common good. Born and raised in Iowa to a progressive, service-oriented, Catholic and Pentecostal interracial family, Megan has spent much of her life trying to make sense of our differences and build bridges between them. She began her career in Kansas City, MO with an interfaith community organizing group working to end predatory lending, reform immigration policy, and end mass incarceration. Since 2010 Megan has worked with organizations like Interfaith Youth Core, Faith in Action, and Western States Center to navigate the spaces and tensions created by divisions in race, religion, and politics, with a particular focus on antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, and Christian dominance. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Divinity Degree from Vanderbilt University, where she was awarded the Dean's Award in recognition of her contributions to the vision and mission of the school. Megan directs the Common Good program at Western States Center from her home in Kansas City, MO. In her personal life, Megan serves as a board member of the Front Porch Alliance and as a member of the leadership team of Kansas City's The Open Table.