Meg Reitz
for Geneseo
Town Council
Welcome
Thanks for visiting my site! There's too much to share in words and pictures, I look forward to seeing you and chatting with you to learn what matters to you!Events I'm attending will be posted on my social media accounts and simply scroll down if you'd like to contact us directly.
MY MOTIVATION FOR RUNNING
To continue serving the
Geneseo community
The purpose of the Town Council is to build a thriving community - from basic infrastructure (water, roads, waste management) to development that supports the health of all residents. I am passionate about community-building and I want to be on the Town Council to connect and re-connect residents of the town with each other so we can build a healthy community together - we can't do it alone.I have lived and worked in Geneseo for 12 years; I’ve lived on the lake, in the village, and settled in the town - on Country Club Road - for the past 9 years. Each aspect of the Town is critical to support and grow, together.
VOLUNTEER WORK THAT DEMONSTRATES MY
Community-first approach
Community
Development & Advocacy
Visit Geneseo
(member and volunteer since 2014)Strengthening connections between the college and communitySupporting walkability, trails, and the Geneseo Farmer’s MarketGeneseo Trail Town Chair / Letchworth–Genesee Valley Partnership
(since 2018)Grant writing and partnership with the VillageAdvancing the Geneseo Loop Trail projectCollaborating with villages across the LGV Partnership
School & Youth Engagement
Geneseo Central School PTSA2 years as SecretaryRecently elected to a 2-year term as Vice PresidentGeneseo Bike Bus
(Co-founder, launched May 2023)Advocating for safe routes to schoolPromoting child and community health
Civic & Safety Committees
Civic & Safety CommitteesPedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee (2023–2025)Town resident volunteer on a joint Village Board and Town Council committeeSupporting implementation of the 2020 Active Transportation Plan
Union Leadership
Proud Union Leader:
Served 4 years with United University Professions (UUP) at SUNY GeneseoOfficer for Contingents (part-time employees)Vice President for Professionals (representing professional titles across all Divisions of SUNY Geneseo)
GET IN TOUCH
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About Meg
I live in Geneseo, NY. I was born in Pittsburgh, PA and my family is from many places throughout Wisconsin. I felt at home in Geneseo the moment I moved here in 2013. It was a reminder of the blue collar, rustbelt roots that I am proud of and place where I wasn't put into a box.I've picked up and dropped many hobbies throughout my life. The couple things that have stayed true: I love to be outside (and I'm grateful to have kids to remind me that there are worse things than getting wet or cold - like not being able to dry off or warm up); I love to play anything and everything and to watch the joy of others playing; I love to hear about others' experiences and lives (preferably over coffee at Crickets, Sweet Arts, and Cosmic Charlie or a walk through town).Below are two poems for you to learn more about me. They are not entirely original (as they come from templates) and I think they can share a window into who I am and what matters to me for those who do not know.
"I Am" Poem
I am playful and thoughtful.I wonder about experiences other than my own.
I hear hope and laughter.
I see joy in connection and purpose.
I want to leave the world better than how I came into it.I am playful and thoughtful.I pretend I’m an elite ice hockey player.
I feel the wind in my face on my bicycle.
I touch the bark of trees.
I worry about the sadness and anxiety of kids.
I cry when I know better and still don’t do better.I am playful and thoughtful.I understand that we are more alike than different.
I say what my dad said: “Everyone has something to offer”
I dream about infrastructure for people on the human-scale.
I try to learn and change in response to new knowledge.
I hope we put others before ourselves.I am playful and thoughtful.
"I Am From" Poem
I am from love and independence,
from landline phones and Word Perfect 2.0 and floppy disk Oregon Trail.
I am from rowhouses and shared yards
and family-made furniture.
I am from overgrown weeds
whose relentless efforts to be valued echo my own.
I am from books and a record player,
from Andy, Fae, Alex, Becky, Betty, and Don.
from hard work and service to others,
from “sometimes you just gotta let them dance”.
I am from camping in the woods,
from beef wellington and awful falafel.
I am from immigration to Wisconsin
and farming on the great plains of eastern Colorado and Nebraska
I am from the rustbelt
from unions and educators
from play as the ultimate way to grow and connect.
I am from moments of joy, wonder, curiosity, and discovery of more questions.
Education History
Education History
High School Diploma from Doherty Memorial High School (Worcester, MA), 2002B.A. in Geology from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH), 2006PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University (New York City, NY) 2016
Work History
SUNY Geneseo
Associate Director of Student Success, Residence Life (2025-present)
Interim Director of Advising (2023-2024)
Associate Director of Educational Initiatives, Residence Life and Student Life (2016-2023)
Coordinator of Residential Education, Residence Life, 2014-2016
Visiting Professor in Geological Sciences (2013-2014)ExxonMobil Exploration Company
Summer Hire, (2010)Columbia University
NSF LEEFS Fellow (2011-2013)
Teaching Fellow (2007-2011)
Geochemistry Lab Technician (2006-2007)