Building Butler: A Community Leadership Series

Name: Building Butler: A Community Leadership Series
Start: 2026-04-14T07:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-14T08:00:00-04:00
Location: Butler YMCA

Schedule

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 07:00 am to 08:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Butler YMCA | Butler, PA

Building Butler: A Community Leadership Series
In partnership with the Butler AM Rotary Club
New for 2026, Building Butler is a monthly community leadership series designed to spotlight the people and stories driving Butler County forward. Held on the second Tuesday of each month, this free morning event invites community leaders, entrepreneurs, and business executives to go beyond talking about their organizations and instead share their personal leadership journey, lessons learned, and the role they play in keeping our community vibrant and moving forward.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with new people, hear directly from those making a difference locally, and experience the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.” A hot breakfast will be provided, and the event is free to attend.
Event Format
7:00 – 7:15 AM: Open Networking
7:15 – 7:35 AM: Featured Speaker & Audience Q&A
7:35 – 8:00 AM: Butler AM Rotary Club Meeting
8:00 AM: Conclusion & Continued Networking
April 2026 Featured Speaker
Megan Coval
President, Butler County Community College
Megan Coval is the ninth president of Butler County Community College (BC3). She began her tenure as interim president in May 2024 and was appointed permanent president by the Board of Trustees in March 2025. She brings nearly two decades of experience in higher education leadership, policy, government relations, and fundraising.
Coval joined BC3 in 2021 as executive director of the BC3 Education Foundation and external relations, where she played a key role in securing significant private support for the Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building and helped obtain a federal grant to equip the facility with advanced technology.
Her federal policy experience includes serving as vice president for policy and federal relations at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and as director of government relations for the U.S. Department of Education’s Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, both in Washington, D.C. She began her career as an admissions counselor at The Pennsylvania State University.
Coval currently serves on the Butler County Growth Collaborative and the Friends of Preston Park Foundation. She is also an active member of the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges, where she sits on the Council of Presidents and previously served as chair of the government relations affinity group, advocating on behalf of the state’s 15 community colleges.
A Butler native, Coval earned her bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College and her master’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University. She resides in Valencia with her husband, Nick, and their two daughters, Annie and Gracie.