MEG COLLINS



Meg Collins joined Good Chemistry as the vice president of business development in 2015, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in public policy and strategic communications to the leadership team. Collins has led lobbying, public affairs and public relations efforts on behalf of energy, environmental and agriculture clients at the federal and state level. She is noted for her ability to navigate complex regulatory and legislative proposals to achieve sound policies and interact politically at all government levels.

In her role, Collins will coordinate and manage Good Chemistry’s strategic planning and business development efforts in Colorado and other states.  She will oversee and guide policy development and governmental affairs efforts that are integral to the company’s business efforts and will serve as the point person for community affairs activities where Good Chemistry has operations.

Prior to joining Good Chemistry, Collins was executive director of the Cannabis Business Alliance. During her tenure with CBA, she helped her members navigate the complex regulatory and legislative proceedings that designed the regulatory framework for Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana for those over 21 and authorized the licensing structure for recreational marijuana to be sold in retail marijuana stores.

Before working with the cannabis industry, Collins was the president of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA). In this role, she led the association’s response to a controversial overhaul of the state’s oil and gas regulations. The rulemaking focused on the increase in exploration and production activity on the Western Slope, which had accelerated because of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies. Collins worked with industry leaders and state policy makers during the 2007-2008 stakeholder process to craft regulations that reflected both the priorities of Gov. Bill Ritter’s administration and the capabilities of the oil and gas industry.

In agriculture, Collins spearheaded the response to Colorado’s 1998 passage of Amendment 14, which imposed a strict regulatory regime on hog producers. For the Colorado Livestock Association, she implemented a government affairs program focusing on air and water quality regulations impacting the Colorado livestock industry at state and federal levels.  

Collins elevated the industry’s profile and was able to position the association as a key player in the environmental arena. Her efforts resulted in the adoption of reasonable, science-based air and water quality and odor regulations for state Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). She also helped drive the creation of the Environmental Agriculture Program in the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

Meg served on the state’s Pollution Prevention Advisory Board (PPAB) from 2002 until 2012, serving as board chair from 2004 through 2008. She was a founding member of Colorado’s Women in Energy organization and serves on board of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

She has received certificated training in facilitation and mediation from CDR Associates in Boulder and graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in environmental conservation.