2026 PhillyCAM Board of Directors Candidate, Erin McGregor

Erin McGregor is a multifaceted leader whose work spans the federal government, education, law, real estate, media, and journalism support. She currently serves as Community Impact Facilitator for the Online News Association. Previously, she led community engagement and educational initiatives at the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), overseeing mentorship and programming for SoundPath, AIR's professional development platform, and spearheading the collaborative update of the 2025 Freelance Rate Guide. Erin has served as a judge for the 48-hour Sonic Dash competition, the Signal Awards, and Current.org's Rising Stars competition. She has spoken at Podcast Movement, the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Convention, Resonate Podcast Festival, the University of Calgary, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Concordia University, among others.

Erin serves as Governance and Vice Chair on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of PhillyCAM. She holds a Master's degree in Social Justice & Equity Studies, where she examined the impact of broadcast journalism on democracy, and resides in South Philadelphia.

Erin’s Candidate Statement

As a queer, immigrant woman residing in South Philadelphia, I am excited to bring my experience in community growth and engagement, revenue development and network and partnership cultivation to PhillyCAM's board of directors.

As a returning board member, I bring two years of experience to the board of directors, including my work on the executive committee, governance chair and on the WPPM steering committee. I believe hyper-local, independent journalism is the foundation we need to stand together to project American democracy. 

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