Megan Buchanan, Board President

Megan is a local Realtor at Better Homes and Gardens Realty. She has definitely found her passion in helping both buyers and sellers achieve their real estate dreams and financial goals. However, her successful career would never have materialized if not for her success with the Thurston County Drug Court program. 

Megan is a Thurston County Drug Court success story. She knows Drug Court saved her life (see her story here on the website). Giving back to the program has become a passion of hers.  She wants others to have the same opportunities she was given to get back on track.  Most addicts cannot (and do not) just decide to get clean and do it on their own. Sometimes the Court and Justice system have to be involved to save a person's life. Sometimes the threat of prison is what starts their path to save their own lives.

One of Megan’s most significant accomplishments has been her amazing son.  She fought to keep him, only to lose him, and then reunite with him.  She is a devoted mom and is in continuous gratitude that she can now “show up” for her son. He is her “why”.  When Megan is not working or helping others, she loves spending time outdoors in nature, hiking or kayaking. She is very family oriented and enjoys cooking and spending time with her son. 

Megan believes and is living proof that "Together we do recover."