Dr. Megan Schwalm is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Caregiver Coalition, where she leads initiatives to support caregivers across the state. With a PhD in Educational Policy and Public Health from the University of Iowa, Dr. Schwalm has over fifteen years of experience as a nonprofit leader. She has previously served as the Executive Director of two nonprofits dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities and has worked as a Community Organizer for organizations such as Understood.org and the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Dr. Schwalm served as an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Iowa. Passionate about fostering compassionate workspaces, Dr. Schwalm is committed to helping nonprofits address compassion fatigue among their teams. In her spare time, she enjoys creating art, traveling, reading, and spending quality time with her husband and their four children.