Staff

Megan Folkerth

Program Director of Health Policy and Systems

Megan Folkerth leads health policy and systems efforts as part of Interact for Health’s strategic goals to advance health justice. She is responsible for developing and executing the overall strategy to advance policy and system change, including thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, direct advocacy, and grantmaking.  

With over 15 years of experience in public health and philanthropy, Megan has focused her work on creating sustainable impacts and improving community health and well-being in the Greater Cincinnati region. Previously, Megan led strategy development and grantmaking for Interact for Health’s tobacco use, active living, and health policy priorities. Prior to joining Interact for Health, Megan worked for the Northern Kentucky Health Department in the tobacco prevention and cessation program and at The Center for Closing the Health Gap as a Community Health Program Coordinator. Megan holds a master’s degree in public health from Wright State University and a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Marietta College. She also received a certificate of public health leadership from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist.

In 2024, Megan was selected by Grantmakers in Health for the Terrance Kennan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy as well as was named a YWCA Rising Star Equity Leader. Megan co-leads the Philanthropy Ohio Housing Policy Table and serves a variety of local committees and boards including the Ohio Society for Public Health Education Board and Cradle Cincinnati Advisory Board.

Outside of work, Megan enjoys running, spending time with her husband and their two children, and is a volunteer with the Cincinnati affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

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