Meet Meegan Zickus

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Meet Meegan

Experience that shapes how she sees public service.

Meegan and her husband, Charles, have raised three daughters in Allendale. Her professional background includes law, bioethics, and teaching. Her community service reflects a longstanding commitment to helping people and strengthening West Michigan communities.

Her family’s experience with caregiving and navigating healthcare has also shaped the way she approaches questions involving families, access to care, and public policy.

Tireless AdvocateFocused on people and practical help.

Bioethics ProfessorExperienced with complex ethical questions.

Community CommitmentRooted in Allendale and West Michigan.

Ethical LeadershipEmphasizing transparency and responsibility.

A record of service in our community and across Michigan

Meegan’s background includes legal practice, teaching bioethics, school-board leadership, local planning and election service.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Ethics Committee
Crisis Standards of Care and Resource Allocation Committee
Palliative Care Committee

Education and professional experience

Attorney and CEO, Meegan Zickus, P.C., since 1999
Affiliate professor, GVSU Biology Department, since 2004
Author of Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, Cognella Publishing, 2024
Former Allendale Public Schools board member both as Vice President and Secretary.
Former Allendale Township Planning Commission

View the service contributions listed in her CV

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Ethics Committee Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Crisis Standards of Care and Resource Allocation Committee Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Palliative Care Committee Grand Rapids Office of Oversight “Know Your Rights” Attorney Presenter Ottawa County Election Inspector Early Voting Chairperson Ottawa County Social Justice Award Winner Criminal Expungement Volunteer 2022 TED Talk Presenter 2021 GVSU Teach-In Presenter 2021 State of Michigan FEMA Conference Presenter Allendale Township Election Inspector 2010-current Allendale Township Treasurer Candidate 2020 Allendale Public Schools Board Member Vice President, Board Bylaws and Governance Committee, Board Development Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Community Relations Committee Honor Board, Standard of Excellence, Board Visionary Leadership, and Distinguished Achievement Awards • Michigan Association of School Boards President’s Award of Distinction • Michigan Association of School Boards Bylaws and Regulations Committee Member • Allendale Township Planning Commissioner Master Planning Committee • 2015 Allendale Rotary Community Involvement Award Winner • 2018 WGVU Making a Difference in Education Award Winner • Allendale Advocacy Grassroots Campaign Founder • American Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor DA Blodgett Adoptive Parent Support Network Mentor CET-USA Exchange Student Host Family Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails Troop Leader

Read Meegan’s CV and service record (PDF)

Why I'm Running

Families experience policy long before it becomes a talking point.

I’m running because Lansing needs representatives who understand how policy lands on families—not in theory, but through lived experience. Strong families, accessible healthcare, good schools, and local control over land and water are the foundation of a stable community. Meegan brings legal expertise, ethical leadership, and the perspective of someone who has raised children, cared for aging relatives, and managed a serious health condition in Allendale. The goal is simple: practical solutions that help every family in the 89th District feel supported, protected, and heard.