UConn Civil and Environmental Engineering is happy to announce Megan Coleman as a new member of the CEE Advisory Board.

Megan is a young professional with 5+ years of experience in the public sector, with a focus on sustainable built infrastructure and translating sustainability project objectives into grant funding. Using the Envision infrastructure framework, she works with design firm consultants and municipalities to leverage data driven solutions in order to inform tangible approach to sustainability, energy efficiency, decarbonization, and clean construction in public infrastructure projects. Her sustainability experience and performance metric driven approach has resulted in her managing several projects and work primarily with design firms and NYC DEP, NYC EDC, and NYC MOCEJ on progressive City-wide sustainability initiatives. Her exciting project to-date is being the project manager on behalf of JKMuir and playing an active role in integrating energy and sustainability for the NYC Lower Manhattan shoreline resiliency project, namely The Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan.

Megan works for JKMuir, a WBE and DBE certified agency in multiple states, agencies, consultants and municipalities. JKMuir also has a field team of experts that conduct water/wastewater process energy audits, pump system testing, and RPR services.

Megan earned a B.S.E. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of New Haven. She is an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) and WEDG Professional. She is active with multiple committees, including the NEWEA Energy Committee, NEWEA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee, and NYWEA Sustainability Committee.

Megan is interested in joining the UConn Advisory Board, because diverse perspectives are critical in providing a holistic strategic direction to the UConn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. She is prepared to be an active collaborator and offer her perspective and lived experiences from the energy and sustainability industry as a motivated young professional, a female in a male dominated space, and deaf with cochlear implants. She is especially interested in bridging the gap between engineers and people, and wants to ensure that future UConn students and leaders are effective collaborators and leaders in the civil and environmental industry.