Dr. Megan Bessey is an Adjunct in the Graduate Business program with a primary focus in Public Administration. She previously taught at the undergraduate level at Beckfield College for over six years in the field of criminal justice, specifically criminal investigations, firearms, administration, law, and procedure.
She is currently employed as Community Development Manager at Planning and Development Services in Kenton County, Kentucky serving over 170,000 residents in 20 jurisdictions where she started as a Certified Code Enforcement Officer and advanced quickly through promotions. She currently collaborates with a variety of municipalities to facilitate strategic development and is committed to working with public sector organizations, private businesses, real estate developers, and interested individuals throughout Kenton County to develop projects to improve the business climate and enhance the quality of life.
She is an active member in the Northern Kentucky Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Steering Committee, Northern Kentucky Emergency Planning Committee (NKEPC), Northern Kentucky Regional Trails Plan Steering Committee, Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED) Public Policy Committee, Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED), OKI Community Advisory Committee, National Society of Leadership and Success, and the American Association of Code Enforcement/International Code Council. She is also a Kentucky Concealed Carry of Deadly Weapons (CCDW) Licensed Instructor.