Megan Brief
Megan grew up in New York’s Hudson River Valley, where the mountains and marshlands nurtured her reverence for nature. She hiked, biked, kayaked and rehabilitated any injured or orphaned animal that crossed her path. Megan’s passion for nature travel was ignited at 10 years old, while on Nat Hab’s first-ever adventure observing harp seal pups in the Canadian Arctic. She witnessed the consequences of climate change on marine habitats and vowed to become an ambassador for conservation. At 18, Megan summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Upon her return, she secured a gig writing accommodation descriptions for Nat Hab’s safari camps. With a dream of becoming an official staff member one day, Megan declared a major in English & Environmental Studies. In between her classes at Marist College, Megan pursued a photojournalism project titled 'Anthropocene on the Hudson' in partnership with National Geographic Open Explorer. Her "Backyard Expedition" documented the impact of human activity on local trails and empowered her community to pollute less and protect more.
Megan’s love for learning about the wild world prompted her to enroll at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for a Master’s in Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies. During her first semester, Megan traveled to South Africa and met an all-women anti-poaching squad, made conservation-inspired art with local students and developed an obsession with pangolins. The transformative experience laid the groundwork for her graduate thesis: 'Exploring Multimedia Storytelling as a Novel Tool to Inspire Americans to Participate in Wildlife Conservation.'
As Marketing Coordinator (with an emphasis on the technical elements of digital), Megan's responsibilities include writing for the Good Nature travel blog, cataloging digital assets and curating photography for the Nat Hab website. Megan aspires to cultivate an inclusive environment for all, and she’s making progress as a member of the DEI Task Force and marketing lead for Women in the Wild!
Although Megan resides in America’s smallest state, she always finds room for big adventures—from examining tide pools with her husband in New England to honeymooning in the Chocó rain forest and camping with her dog and cat to photographing wolves in Yellowstone. Megan’s latest travels with Nat Hab have taken her to Churchill to see polar bears and the northern lights on a women-only Arctic adventure.
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