People of Pierce Staff Profile

At 25, Megan Moureaux brings her love of sports, an eye for social media and a no-nonsense approach to the role of editor-in-chief. Sports has always been a part of life for Megan Moureaux.

“I play piano. It’s kind of my life. I’m really into the Beatles but I also really like classical, Mozart, Beethoven. Not so much of the newest music. [Classical music] is real music to me, you know? It’s not made out of a computer… it’s made out of someone’s soul. That’s more special I think.”

“Growing up my dad and my mom were really big hockey fans and so they would go to hockey games all the time,” Moureaux said. “Then in high school a lot of my friends played football and so we went to all the games and from then on I’ve followed sports. I’m constantly checking sports updates and what’s going on in the sports world. just think that’s where I’d be the happiest.”

In the world of sports you have to be driven. It’s fast paced and things can change in an instant. You need to think quickly on your feet to adapt. The same can be said for a career in journalism. That energy is what attracts Moureaux to want to combine the two into a career.

“I am a very competitive person and I love that it’s a very competitive field,” Moureaux said. “There’s always something new that’s going on and no game is ever really the same and so it’s always something different.”

Moureaux joined the Roundup staff last fall and worked as the beat writer for the football team while also working as the social media editor before eventually taking on the role as head of the newsroom. With a weekly deadline and a staff that includes editors, reporters and photographers to manage, along with other classes to balance, the position of editor-in-chief of Pierce College’s campus newspaper is not an easy one and takes a certain kind of disposition.