Meghan leads the nutrition and wellness team within Coyne’s food and beverage practice, overseeing marketing communications and influencer campaigns for clients including Hershey’s, Seventh Generation, Cascadian Farm and Solae.

With 20 years of experience, Meghan has acquired a broad knowledge of all areas of communications through her agency, corporate and retail experience. She has cultivated extensive contacts not only within the media, but also among celebrity chefs and opinion leaders in the health professional and food industries.

Prior to joining Coyne Public Relations, Meghan created the first in-house public relations department for fresh food and wine retailer Stew Leonard's, supporting four food and seven wine stores, as well as the Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities foundation. While at Stew’s, Meghan managed five book publications including Stew Leonard's Winning Recipes cookbook, two Stewie the Duck water safety books and co-wrote The Healthy Way children's nutrition book with Stew Leonard. She worked with celebrity chefs such as Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich, Martha Stewart, Tyler Florence, Bobby Flay and Rocco DiSpirito, filming numerous segments on the Food Network and conducting in-store events.

On the corporate side, Meghan developed and directed public relations campaigns to support innovation, promotion, nutrition and category leadership initiatives for the Kellogg Company, ranging from launching Special K Red Berries, to repositioning Morning Star Farm veggie burgers, and promoting Kellogg’s Olympic sponsorship during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She also established the product and nutrition communications function at Tropicana Products, Inc., handling the communications for the restage of Tropicana Pure Premium fortified juices, which contributed to sales increasing 173%.

Meghan began her career in 1990 at the New York office of Burson-Marsteller, where she managed and conducted programs for the Dannon Company, Nabisco, Kraft, Rubbermaid, USA Rice Council, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Unilever and Gerber.

A registered dietitian, Meghan has conducted numerous health professional campaigns, including directing influencer events, managing exhibit programs at scientific conferences, and developing targeted educational materials and white papers. In addition, she served as a New York State Dietetic Association spokesperson, where she conducted media appearances and interviews on behalf of the American Dietetic Association.

Meghan graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Foods. She received her Masters of Science in Food and Nutrition Communications from Boston University, and has a certification in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management from the American Dietetic Association. In 2005, Meghan was recognized as one of “Fairfield County’s 40 under 40" for her business leadership, professional commitment and promise.

Meghan resides in Stamford, Connecticut with her husband Richard and daughter Madeline. She is an avid tennis fan and player, and enjoys attending food and wine shows for fun.