Originally from rural, north-central Saskatchewan, Meagan pursued her Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan before completing her graduate diploma in journalism at Concordia University in Montreal. Prior to earning her media badge, Meagan was an active community organizer in a number of social movements focused on eliminating class, race and gender-based oppression. She now works full time as editor of the Northern Journal, a weekly newspaper covering northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.