Megan Henry was born and raised on a small farm in Olympia, Washington.
She received her AB in Biological Anthropology from Harvard University in 2000.
She worked as a research assistant and technical writer in Seattle and New York City
before returning to academia at Cornell University in Fall 2003 to pursue a Masters in
Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Epidemiology. Megan received the 2004
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Agriculture and Life Sciences and served as
co-President of the Nutrition Graduate Students Organization during the 2004-2005
academic year.
Megan and her husband Kiemanh Pham moved from New York to California
after Kiemanh’s graduation from NYU Medical School in June 2005. They were
married the following September at Lakewold Gardens in Washington State.
Megan’s interests include learning about international cuisine and customs,
especially through traveling, cooking and lots of tasting. She enjoys photography,
wine tasting and outdoor activities with her husband. They have been fortunate to have
had the opportunity to travel extensively this year, from a three day cross-country road
trip to more leisurely visits to Hawaii, Mexico and Vietnam. Megan’s favorite trips are
still to Washington state, where she visits her grandmother, parents, siblings and five
delightfully rambunctious nieces: Rebecca, Jolyn, Maleila, Maya and Serenne.