Megan Swezey Fogarty serves as Stanford’s inaugural senior associate vice president for community engagement leading efforts to drive more purposeful engagement between Stanford and local communities. Previously, Megan served as deputy executive director at Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service. She also served as nonprofits liaison for State Assemblyman Joe Simitian and for a decade hosted Senator Simitian’s government access television show, Capitol Focus.
Megan has worked for over 35 years in nonprofit program development and management, primarily with organizations focused on involving young people in civic engagement. Other professional experience includes City of Palo Alto teen coordinator, Youth Community Service founder, Haas Center for Public Service assistant director, and Youth Service California executive director.
Megan was recognized in 2008 with the Palo Alto Tall Tree Award for Outstanding Citizen/Volunteer. In 2014, she was recognized by the California Governor’s Office as a Service Trailblazer for AmeriCorps’ first 20 years. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband, Mike, and has three grown children: Matt, Molly, and Michaela.