Meaghan Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Purcellville, VA, US

Programs: Veterans Benefits Administration – Digital GI Bill ModernizationDefines the future state of VBA’s education systems, including LTS, WEAMS, TIMSContributes to program-level activities such as short- and long-term strategy, roadmap creation, PI Planning, internal process improvement, Basis of Estimate calculations, written Congressional.

Chantilly, VA

• Programs: VBA – Digital GI Bill Modernization, Integrated Colmery Delivery
• Define the future state of VBA’s education systems, including LTS, VA-ONCE, WEAMS, TIMS
• Design solutions in support of new GI Bill legislation, including the Isakson-Roe & Colmery Acts
• Provides leadership and subject-matter expertise across the CH33 Agile Release Train within the program’s SAFe framework, ensuring consistent delivery and process across scrum teams
• Elicits requirements from VA Product Owners based on business priorities, legislation
• Managed the creation and deployment of Extension Campuses for Colmery’s Section 107

Alexandria, VA

• Distilled complex technical information related to cloud computing, cyber security, data warehousing, and data analytics into easily-consumable prose and graphics
• Interviewed Program Managers, Engineers, and SMEs to assist in analyzing RFP requirements for proposal compliance and relevance to customer needs
• Provided functional support to the Enterprise Mobility Management contract, including technical writing and creation of system architecture diagrams in Microsoft Visio
• Authored and edited Health Solutions division’s customer content from first draft through submission
• Provided technical writing, editing, proofing, and QA of customer-facing presentations, hand-out materials, and deliverables such as product documentation

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised 300+ undergraduate students on personal development and degree planning
• Served on the Undergraduate Advising Directors Committee as GWSPH’s highest ranking advisor
• Wrote, revised, and edited program policies, school-wide communications/publications, new student orientation modules, and GWSPH’s regulations in the University Bulletin
• Designed and implemented a new advising management process, increasing the new student retention rate from 86% to 100% in the following academic year
• Maintained all GWSPH undergraduate data for enrollment, retention, and program-level reporting

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served military, veteran, and dependent students as a VA School Certifying Official
• Certified 1150 student enrollments annually for veteran benefits
• Processed over $12 million in VA payments, both Post 9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program
• Managed cases of 30+ students with complex academic, personal, and financial needs
• Managed databases to track student demographics, degree completion, enrollment accuracy
• Contributed research and technical writing to executive briefings, including the office's Yellow Ribbon Program funding proposal

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed programming for 120 students in topic-based Explore DC Welcome Week Programs
• Managed a budget of $20,000 for Explore DC, the Welcome Week Opening and Closing Ceremony
• Created and led training modules for Orientation Leaders on Tuckman’s stages of group development, public speaking, and managing personalities in student groups
• Evaluated the progress and development of Orientation Leaders at three points in the summer
• Created assessments for Explore DC to track student learning outcomes
• Supported new students and their families through the transition to the university

Master Of Arts (M.A.) In Education & Human Development, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Activities and Societies: GW Vets, Higher Education Student Association

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Studies

Activities and Societies: Eagle Summit Orientation, Phi Mu Fraternity, Lions Club