An Ontario transplant to Nova Scotia, Meggie studied International Relations at Carleton University but was drawn to Halifax for her Masters in Resource & Environmental Management at Dalhousie University. During her Masters, she worked on risk-mitigative research involving critical cold-water coral species on the Scotian Shelf. A lover of the outdoors, she has also spent work terms with the federal government in Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, and Cape Breton Highlands. Meggie is a current law student at the Schulich School of Law, where she is involved with the Environmental Law Students’ Society in advocating for student engagement in environmental justice.