Hello! My name is Megan Wigton and I coordinate the Student Transition & Engagement Program at Salem State. I started the program in 2012 and have watched it grow and expand over the years. Part of my role with STEP is to supervise the peer mentors and the success coaches. I love my job! It is a passion of mine to create more diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education. I get to do this every day through STEP. I am originally from Juneau, Alaska and went to college in Santa Cruz, California. I moved to the East Coast in 2006 to pursue a graduate degree in theology and ended up staying in Massachusetts. I graduated with my Master of Education in higher education in student affairs from Salem State in 2013. I enjoy running, traveling, cooking and eating good food, as well as spending time with my family and friends. My husband and I have three small children. I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you more!
1. Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska 2. Have been on ESPN2 (twice, maybe three times) 3. Ice picked over the Mendenhall Glacier 4. Have run a marathon (prefer the ½ marathon!) 5. Met Drew Barrymore in the Seattle/Tacoma Airport when I was 15 6. Have two masters degrees 7. Love dogs 8. Do not like lima beans (gross) 9. Took a 2.5 year gap between high school and college 10. Adopted at age 7 11. Went to college in Santa Cruz, CA 12. Visited Thailand and Myanmar in my early 20s 13. Love Jelly Belly Jelly Beans (I’ve been to the factor about a dozen times) 14. Have ridden horses through the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming 15. Have been camping in the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver 16. Spent a summer in Kearney, Nebraska (tornados are terrifying) 17. Was a bridesmaid in a wedding at Disney World 18. Officiated the wedding of a friend from graduate school 19. Stung by aquatic insects in the US Virgin Islands while snorkeling 20. Birthed three children without pain medication (one of my greatest achievements!!!) 21. Married a hansom guy from Columbus, Ohio 22. Ziplined through the Tongass National Forest 23. Love chocolate 24. Visited the Anne of Green Gables museum in Prince Edward Island 25. Morning person