The Radnor Educational Foundation recently hired Dr. Margaret (Meg) Haist as Director. She holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from the University of Kentucky’s Martin School, winning the 2005 Best Dissertation Award from the National Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.

Meg has a background in grants administration and policy research, including an interest in K-12 academic outcomes. She has served as a consultant to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services and as a grant review panel member for the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Before moving to the area five years ago, Meg served as the senior researcher on a grant awarded to the UK Center for Poverty Research. She has served on several non-profit boards, and is currently active on the Outreach Committee at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. She lives with her husband Steve, a physician employed by the National Board of Medical Examiners in Philadelphia, daughter Kit and son Will, and their miniature labradoodle Sophie in Bryn Mawr.