Meighan Carpenter, T.C.R.G.,  graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a B.S. in theatre in 1997. As an Irish dancer, she competed for Rince na h'Eireann, in Charlotte, NC, under Sandra Connick, T.C.R.G. and has performed onstage with a number of renowned Celtic musicians including Natalie MacMaster, Liz Carroll, John Doyle, Eileen Ivers, the Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies and dear friend Seamus Connolly, to name a few. She passed the T.C.R.G. examination in June of 1999 and has been teaching Irish step dancing full-time in Raleigh ever since. Inis Cairde solo dancers have qualified for the World Championships, placed at the Southern Oireachtas and North American Championships, and have captured numerous team and dance drama awards, the most prestigious of which were a North American title in 2002, and a third place finish at the World Championships in Killarney in 2003.

Popular amongst her colleagues as well, Meighan has been elected to serve on the Southern Region Executive Board for four consecutive terms since 2001, and is currently the Corresponding Secretary of the region. Outside of her own teaching, she has been delighted to join the faculty at Swannannoa Gathering at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC as the Irish dancing instructor for Celtic Week from 2000-2002. During the summer of 2005 she spent two weeks teaching Irish dancing in Tokyo, Japan. She currently lives in Raleigh with her husband, Kevin and son, Sean.

Meighan is a member in good standing with the Irish Dancing Teacher's Association of North America (IDTANA), the IDTANA-Southern Region, and An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha (the Irish Dancing Commission) in Ireland.

Meighan teaching a workshop in Tokyo, Japan, July 2005