Meredith Walker began her television career producing Peabody and Emmy award-winning Nick News with Linda Ellerbee. Next, she served as head of the Talent Department at Saturday Night Live. Meredith now serves as Executive Director of the organization she co-created, “Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls.” Headquartered in Austin, Texas, she devotes her time to all things Smart Girls. By leading workshops, service days, and Smart Girls volunteer teams, she makes sure that the mission of Smart Girls is around the globe and in the real world. Every call-to-action on our site has been inspired by Meredith and there’s never a time we ask our audience to do something she hasn’t done first. She is constantly on the road as Smart Girls #1 spokeswoman, spreading the word.