Member Spotlight: Meghin Delaney
Posted by admincarolyn on Jul. 24, 2026 / Blog / Subscribe 0
This month we’re thrilled to spotlight Meghin Delaney, Director of Communications for the City of Las Vegas. Prior to beginning in her role with the city this past March, she served as Media Relations Manager for NV Energy. Previously she worked as Assistant Vice President of Public Relations for Credit One Bank; Director of Communications for the Office of the Governor, State of Nevada; and Communications Coordinator for College of Southern Nevada. Past roles also include Education Reporter for Las Vegas Review-Journal, Education Reporter for the Bradenton Herald in Bradenton, Fla., and Editorial Editor, News Editor, and Assistant News Editor at The Daily Orange in Syracuse, N.Y.
“I've always been interested in telling – and hearing – a good story,” Meghin said. “Journalism was a natural fit for that interest. I've spent more than the last decade using my storytelling skills to create an interesting career path. That path most recently led me to the role of Communications Director for the City of Las Vegas, overseeing the team responsible for all the internal and external communications for the city. My plan is to stay and grow here for a long time!”
Meghin earned her Master of Public Administration from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and her Bachelor of Arts in Magazine Journalism and Political Science from Syracuse University. She also earned her Accreditation in Public Relations since joining PRSA and our chapter about three and a half years ago.
“I'm not a born-and-raised Nevadan, but I claim the state as home now,” Meghin said. “I grew up about 10 miles outside of Boston, and I attended the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications where I got a degree in magazine journalism – which is no longer a standalone degree path – and began my career covering local school districts in Upstate New York. From there, I worked myself into a job in Florida, again, covering local school districts. I moved to Nevada at the end of 2016 to cover education at the Las Vegas Review-Journal and really fell in love with the city. Vegas has something for everyone if you're willing to seek it out. I joke that if you're bored in Las Vegas, it's your own fault!
“I met and married my husband here and left journalism into public relations – the classic career turn for many journalists,” she continued. “Since I've been in Nevada, I've also earned a master's in public administration from UNLV, a degree I finished while working in the Governor's Office during the COVID-19 pandemic, and my APR. I still really strongly believe in the important role that journalism plays in our society. A well-funded and resourced news ecosystem is critical to a functioning democracy, and while there's a lot I don't miss about journalism, I still maintain a great respect for the industry.”
We asked Meghin, what brought you to the PRSA Las Vegas Valley Chapter?
“I think my first interaction with a PRSA chapter in the state was actually in Northern Nevada. I was working as former Gov. Steve Sisolak's communications director and was spending a lot of time in Carson City and working with many of the public information officers at state agencies. I was invited to speak on a panel about the State's response to COVID-19 by the PRSA Sierra Nevada chapter, and that really sparked my interest in learning more about what PRSA had to offer – especially for folks like me who came into public relations from another field,” Meghin said. “As someone who came to public relations and strategic communications through journalism, PRSA has helped put theory and best practice behind what I instinctively knew to be true. I was already working in public relations and doing the communications work – much of which I had picked up as a journalist – because it felt like it was the right thing to do. Going through the accreditation program helped me learn the research behind why it was the right thing to do.”
Meghin notes that relationship building and public relations play a key element in her career journey navigating complex topics and industries.
“I do think my career journey has been based on storytelling with a heavy emphasis on relationship building. I didn't get into state policies knowing how to communicate about a public health crisis and certainly had very little knowledge about the power grid when I joined NV Energy. But I do know how to distill information, ask questions and tell a cohesive and logical story,” she said. “Coming into many of my roles as an 'outsider,' it's always easy to keep the public experience at the forefront. If I don't understand the critical roles substations play in providing our power, the public certainly doesn't either. I like to think of public relations as a bridge, and my role is to build and maintain that bridge.”
We’d love to learn more about your new role with the city!
“I can't say working for the city is a dream come true, because I'm not sure I had ever dared to have that type of dream,” she said. “I think being offered this role and this opportunity is a testament that in the state of Nevada, if you have the drive and the skills, you can work your way into a truly incredible job. The communications team at the city is full of kind, committed and smart individuals who deliver at every turn for our internal teams and for the residents in the valley. I see our team as really central to the city's mission: There's no department or council office that we don't work with on a daily or weekly basis, and I think our team can often see and make connections between department priorities and initiatives that can help make the services they provide our residents better. We know what the left hand and the right hand are working on and we can bring them together.”
If you could offer advice to our PR community, what would you share?
“I'm a big believer in knowing yourself. Once you know yourself, you can leverage and position your skillset to grow your career. And once you know your skills, you know your weaknesses,” Meghin said. “I've always been upfront about where I fall short, and I'm not afraid to ask for help. It feels more authentic that way. I think PRSA has been an incredibly helpful networking tool. Through the APR Ready to Roll program, I've met a lot of other communications professionals in the valley, and I've really enjoyed learning from them – and stealing what works well and putting it into practice myself!”
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Is there anything else you’d like share?
“I'm really grateful for the whole community in the state of Nevada," Meghin said. "I became a communications director for a governor at 29 and took on the top communications role at the City of Las Vegas at age 35. While I believe in my skills and ability, I also give a lot of credit to leaders who believed in me and took the time to mentor me. And many of those leaders were not communications professionals. Nevada is small and scrappy, and if you work hard and have a good attitude, you can do great things.”
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