Meghan Kallman

Meghan Kallman
Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2021
Preceded by	Donna Nesselbush
Personal details
Born	Meghan Elizabeth Kallman (1983-11-18) November 18, 1983 (age 41)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Smith College (BA) University of Chicago (MA) Brown University (PhD)

Meghan Elizabeth Kallman (born November 18, 1983) is an American politician, academic, and activist serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 15th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Education

Kallman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Smith College, a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from Brown University. Kallman's scholarship focuses on development sociology, environmental sociology, and organizational sociology.^[1]

Career

Kallman began her career at Amnesty International, and then was a marketing manager for Prize4Life. From 2008 to 2011, she was the research director for Urban Innovation Analysis, a 501(c) organization. From 2014 to 2018, she was an instructor at the Community College of Rhode Island. From 2017 to 2021, she served as a member of the Pawtucket City Council. She is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston at the graduate School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, and an adjunct professor at Brown University. In 2015, Kallman co-founded Conceivable Future, a nonprofit organization that advocates for climate and reproductive justice.^[2][3]

Kallman was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 5, 2021.^[4] She is also vice chair of the Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee.^[5][6]

Bibliography (selected)

• Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth. 2020. The Death of Idealism: Development and Anti-Politics in the Peace Corps. Columbia University Press.
• Malin, Stephanie A., and Meghan Elizabeth Kallman. 2022. Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
• Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth, and Terry Clark. 2016. The Third Sector: Community Organizations, NGOs, and Nonprofits. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

References

1. "Meghan Kallman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
2. "Worried About A Bleak Future, Climate Change Activists Hesitant To Have Kids". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
3. Astor, Maggie (2018-02-05). "No Children Because of Climate Change? Some People Are Considering It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
4. "Meghan Kallman announces run for Senate District 15". Uprise RI. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
5. "Meghan Kallman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
6. "Senator Meghan E. Kallman". www.rilegislature.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-09.