McKenna Morrigan

McKenna Morrigan is a Senior Associate at Cascadia Consulting Group, where she provides clients with in-depth research, analysis, program design, implementation, and evaluation services. Passionate about helping communities use data to improve recycling and composting programs and achieve their program goals, McKenna has led Cascadia’s work designing and conducting innovative household recycling/composting behavior studies on behalf of clients around the country. She has also overseen extensive research and program work related to best practices for waste diversion programs in multifamily settings.

Prior to joining Cascadia, McKenna conducted focus groups and qualitative research around the country as a public opinion researcher at Public Agenda, a nonpartisan organization based in New York City, and served as an environmental management fellow for the U.S. EPA Region 10 in Seattle. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Brown University and a master’s in environmental policy from the University of Washington.