Currently, Dr. Alston-Meggett, a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as the Deputy CIO for the high-performing USSS Office of the Chief Information Officer, which is known for its dual mission of protection and investigation. Most recently, she served as the Senior Advisor and Chief of Customer Relations for DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Intelligence. In these roles, she advised senior leaders on effective delivery of technology and innovation to our federal and international partners in support of national security and public safety.

Strategy, Policy and Doctrine Division Chief (Oct ’15 – Sep ’16)
DOD/USCC/Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) DODIN, Ft. Meade, MD Developed strategies to secure the Department of Defense Information Networks (DODIN), influenced policy and promoted innovation in network defense. Identified gaps in policies procedures to better align processes with Commander’s intent.

Operations Planning Team Lead (Oct ’14 – Oct ’15) DOD/USCC, JFHQ DODIN, Ft. Meade, MD
Led 40-person team made of Military (O3-O5), Government Civilians (GS12-14) and Contractors tasked with threat characterization, analysis, and evaluation to present options to US Cyber Command (USCC) leadership regarding deployment of a Crisis Action Planning (CAP) or Operations Planning Team (OPT). In this role, Dr. Alston-Meggett was a proud plank holder and led cyberspace operations and intelligence planning for incident response and emerging threats for 55 Combatant Commands, Services, Agencies and Functional Activities.

Chief, Process Improvement Office (Sep ’12 – Sep ‘14) Defense Information Systems Agency, Ft. Meade, MD
Led requirements gathering team for newly commissioned e-commerce-like ordering system called DISA Direct Storefront (DDSF) for all telecommunications services and capabilities offered by DISA. Developed workflows for 70+ IT services. Provided enterprise solutions and innovation to over 4M users.

Change and Configuration Manager (Sep ’10 – Aug ‘12) Defense Information Systems Agency, Ft. Meade, MD Responsible for controlling, monitoring, and documenting configuration changes to the DISN. Developed agencywide initiatives and authored DISA’s Program and Change Management Handbook.

Education and Personal
Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Certified Ethical Hacker, 2019
Certificate of Public Affairs, Executive Leadership Program, American University, 2018
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Professional IT Specialist Level III Certified, 2014
IT Service Management (ITSM) Foundations Certified, 2013
PM Level III Certified, 2012
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5 Certified; LEAN Six Sigma Blackbelt, 2010
Certified Program Management Professional (PMP), 2007
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Phoenix, Organizational Development & Leadership, 2004
Master of Business Admin., Southeastern University, Management Information Systems, 1995
Bachelor of Science, Old Dominion University, Biology and Chemistry, 1991
Dr. Alston-Meggett has two children, enjoys cooking, traveling and adventure-sports. She is a PADI Certified Advanced SCUBA Diver, recreational skydiver, is very active in her church and is a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.