Director
E-mail: megan.heneke@wisc.edu
Telephone: 608-265-6684
Office: Room 3221K, Law School
Education:
J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
B.A., University of Iowa
Biography
Megan joined the Office of Career and Professional Development in July 2014. Prior to joining OCPD, Megan completed a two-year judicial clerkship in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. After her clerkship, Megan served as an Assistant State Public Defender in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for three years. She managed a large caseload consisting of a variety of criminal cases from misdemeanor drug possession to first-degree murder.
Megan graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law, with distinction, in 2009. While at Iowa Law, she was an Associate Note Editor for Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. She was also involved in the Equal Justice Foundation and served as a mentor to first-year law students. Megan received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Iowa, where she served in leadership roles in the University of Iowa Student Government and studied abroad in South Africa. Megan also worked on several political campaigns including the 2004 presidential campaign from the caucus to the general election. In her spare time, you will find her playing Scrabble, trying a new restaurant, or reading travel magazines.
