Meg Madden is a nationally recognized arts educator who has pioneered award-winning programs for organizations as varied as American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco Ballet, and Stern Grove Festival. She has developed music and arts plans for 10 Bay Area Districts and over 100 schools.

She serves on the Board of Music in Schools Today, on the national HeadStarter Network dedicated to accelerating innovation in early childhood, and as a Guardian of their work in AI. She served as chair of the State/Local Advisory Task Force to the San Francisco Arts Commission, which developed an arts policy plan and economic impact study of the arts for the city. She served as Chair of the Yerba Buena Gardens Planning Committee and as President of Friends of The San Francisco Arts Commission. She has received numerous awards from State and local government as well as the Yale Music Distinguished Educator Award.

In her college days, Meg played ukelele with a girls’ band. She spends her spare time with her Morgan mare Indi. She practices intuitive communication with animals. Meg loves to garden, is learning hand drumming, and cooks a mean blackberry tart.

You can learn more about Meg in her Q+A!