Margarita Devlin, armed with perspective gained supporting Veterans Affairs for more than two decades through a series of progressively responsible roles including recent experience serving as second in command in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and prior experience leading policy development, planning, training, and quality assurance for VBA’s Direct Contact Services, takes on a new challenge as Chief Learning Officer with VA.
In her new role she will lead the development and implementation of administration-wide employee learning and development policies and programs for the VHA workforce.
In posting the move Margarita noted: As I begin the next phase of my leadership journey, I am excited to continue my passion and commitment to lifelong learning through serving as the Veteran Health Administration’s Chief Learning Officer. The opportunity to serve as a catalyst for administration-wide learning initiatives and strategies that support VHA’s ability to create and maintain a high-performing workforce allows me to fulfill my equally strong passion for developing employees and providing mentoring and coaching to emerging leaders. See the post here.
Prior roles include:
- Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive Director, Benefits Assistance Service – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive Director, Navigation, Advocacy, and Community Engagement – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
