Megan Hunter
Board Member | City of Soledad, City Manager
Megan Hunter was hired as the City Manager for Soledad on May 15, 2023, overseeing a City of approximately 25,000 with major development plans underway including the annexation of approximately 650 acres with build out potential of nearly 2,400 housing units.
Before joining Soledad, Megan assumed the helm of the City of Salinas Community Development Department facilitating economic development, advancing housing production, addressing homelessness, and ensuring equitable growth. Megan guided the development and adoption of three specific plans, economic development and housing elements, and two community plans, receiving an award from the California American Planning Association as the “best public planning agency” in 2020.
Megan also served as the Planning and Development Director in Flint, leading the development of the City’s first Master Plan since 1960, which garnered national attention for its innovative approach in reimagining a shrinking city and resulted in over $300 million in private/public investment. Megan spent 11 years as a planner in Los Angeles with both the Redevelopment Agency and the Department of City Planning working on industrial expansion near the Port, revitalization of San Pedro’s Downtown, a streetscape plan for L.A. Live, and establishment of four historic districts.
Megan has a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA and a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
