Meg Loomis has spent her 25-year career in the philanthropic and social impact field, most recently serving as Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Holdsworth Center, an Austin-based education leadership development center focused on improving public schools. The Holdsworth Center was founded by Charles Butt and is named for his mother, Mary Holdsworth Butt.
Previously, Meg served as Capacity Building Officer on a special multi-funder initiative at Methodist Healthcare Ministries, working closely with healthcare organizations across the Rio Grande Valley to advance their impact and sustainability. Before returning home to Texas, Meg lived ten years in Anchorage, Alaska, and worked as the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers. She was also a Senior Consultant for Agnew::Beck, a public health and community development consulting firm serving rural Alaska Native communities.
Meg holds a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, a master’s degree in social work from the University of Alaska (where she was also an adjunct faculty member), and a master’s in business administration from St. Mary’s University. She lives in the Dignowity Hill neighborhood of San Antonio with her two young children and currently serves as Board President of MindShiftEd, a start-up nonprofit helping amplify parent voice in San Antonio public school districts.