APS PACEsetter: Megan Burgess Learning to Lead


- Burgess attended Jewell Elementary School and Aurora Hills Middle School and served as valedictorian for Gateway High School class of 2005.
- She is currently enrolled at the University of Colorado in Boulder pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, with a minor in Political Science.
- Burgess is the director of Community Relations for the President’s Leadership Class, which is a rigorous academic four-year program for top students at the university.
- In fall 2007, Burgess presented the PLC curriculum to Gateway High School students interested in attending the university.
- She has also served as a Colorado State Capitol Legislative Intern for Representative Morgan Carroll.
“The diversity of the APS staff and academic programs allowed me to capitalize intellectually. It set the foundation for my future academic endeavors.”
- Megan Burgess
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