Megan (Rosenberger) Ronnfeldt, a native of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania began her education at Mary Queen of Apostles School, Class of 2009. Her awareness of rain barrels goes back to her 8th grade field trip to an environmental community event in Pittsburgh. This event motivated her to explore solutions to water-related challenges, further increasing her passion for environmental awareness, service, and community outreach. After the field trip, she installed her first rain barrel at her family home and worked to generate hydroelectricity via the rain barrel. She began to educate her community about rain barrels while attending Saint Joseph High School in Natrona Heights. Megan’s dedication to environmental causes earned her the prestigious President’s Environmental Youth Award from President Obama in 2012.
Continuing her commitment to service, Megan attended the United States Naval Academy. During her time at the Naval Academy, she founded Barrels by the Bay, a nonprofit organization aimed at educating students about water resources through the painting and installation of rain barrels. Since 2015, the initiative has successfully installed over 1000 rain barrels across five states, and has partnered with hundreds of schools, including Mary Queen of Apostles School.
At the Naval Academy, Megan majored in International Relations, where she developed a deep understanding of global affairs and strategic operations. Following her graduation, she commissioned as a U.S. Navy officer and pursued a specialty in Naval intelligence rising the rank to Lieutenant. As an intelligence officer, Megan served on missions across four continents. Megan received her Masters in Organizational Leadership at Point Park University and graduates from Penn State University with a Masters of Business Administration this May. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Andrew Ronnfeldt.
Principal, Cathy Collett, recalls Megan’s years at Mary Queen of Apostles School. She was a motivated student who loved to learn and excelled at presenting her work. While maintaining highest honors academically, she also chose to compete in every one of our academic programs the school offered, going from one project to the next throughout the school year. She participated in Future City engineering and design competition, which builds a sustainable city from recycled materials. She competed in Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science and Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair earning awards in both. She also competed in National History Day and won awards for her work. It was a pleasure having Megan as a student.
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