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Alter, Megan

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  • Departments:City Council
  • Title:Councilor, At-Large
  • Phone:(319) 325-3787
  • Email:

Address

410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA

Social Media

Correspondence by Email

malter@iowa-city.org

All correspondence addressed to the City Council becomes a permanent public record and is archived by the City. Emails to Council should be sent to council@iowa-city.org. The sender must include their full name. Unsigned correspondence will not be forwarded to the City Council. Address is optional. All Council Members are provided a City email address and that is the only address that will be provided for City business.

Term in Office

First Term: Jan. 3, 2022 to Jan. 2, 2026

Education

B.A. and M.A. New York University, 1993, 1995
Ph.D. University of Iowa 2004 English Literature

Family

Husband and 2 children; rescue cats and a menagerie of birds

Hobbies

Reading, cooking, being bossed by my animals; listening to music; workouts

Iowa City Residency

Moved here in 1995

Profession/Workplace

Senior Resource Manager at ACT/English Language Arts

Other Community Services / Organizations Involvement

  • Housing and Community Development Commission for City of Iowa City 2018-2021
  • Co-Founder of Neighborhood NESTS: Micro-hubs for at Risk Students in the ICCSD
  • Leadership Committee of South District Neighborhood Association
  • Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters 2015-present
  • Former Board member: Summer of the Arts and Iowa Women's Foundation
  • Chair of ACT's United Way Annual Fundraising Drive
  • Iowa City Child care Task Force Advisory Committee
  • Black Voices Project
  • Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition
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