About Megan Shellman-Rickard 

Megan Shellman-Rickard earned a Master of Science, organizational leadership major, from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts, communication major, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ms. ShellmanRickard is a 2024 graduate of the annual Leadership LaPlata Program sponsored by the LaPlata County Chamber of Commerce.  

Megan has more than 30 years of experience in a wide variety of disciplines. She brings her former experience in the entertainment industry, strategic and green event planning, advertising sales, print and digital marketing, retail sales, publication and book production, nonprofit leadership, business development, and operations management to bear as the owner of her own company: Simple Synergy Consulting. She offers concierge business consulting services to nonprofits, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Megan is an accomplished change agent with a skill for connecting people in the face of adversity. 

Finding that volunteering can help expand your viewpoints and skills, Megan has served in many leadership positions throughout her career. She also believes that volunteering can allow you to gain experience in roles that might not otherwise be available to you in the workforce. 

Megan is the Immediate Past President of NFBPWC and serves as an advisor for the BPW International N. America and Caribbean Region. She served President of NFBPWC from 2020-2024 and 1^st Vice President of Membership from 2016-2020. She continues to serve as a member of committees at the international, national, state, and local level. She has served in leadership positions for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women and the Business and Professional Women of Colorado (BPW/Colorado) since 2008. As she grew with BPW, Megan served as the BPW/Boulder President for 2 years, the BPW/Colorado President for 2 years, the BPW/International Sub-Regional Coordinator for Canada and the United States for the N. American and Caribbean Region, the BPW/Colorado Vice President of Membership for 1 year. Ms. ShellmanRickard was a Delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) representing BPW/International in 2018 and representing BPW Canada in 2024. 

Megan lives in Durango, Colorado with a packed household: husband, two children, two cats, one dog, many houseplants and an organic vegetable garden. She was born and raised in Southern Colorado, but has found homes in Boulder, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, France and Sanborn Western Camps. Kind Regards, 

Megan Shellman-Rickard, NBPWC Immediate Past-President (2020-2024)