Director, Assault and Harassment Prevention Office
VA/VHA
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Lelia Jackson is the Director of VHA Assault and Harassment Prevention Office. She has led several successful major VA transformation initiatives and was sought out to lead VHA’s strategic efforts to systematically improve the Administration’s harassment and sexual assault policies, processes, reporting, and post prevention. Lelia was appointed to this key role in October 2019 after completing a year-long fellowship in the prestigious White House Leadership Development Program. She was among the first from the Department to be selected during the history of the program.
Prior to her fellowship, Lelia served as the Director of the Center for Compassionate Care Innovation, where she led VA’s efforts to explore emerging treatments and therapies to enhance Veterans’ well-being. The Center primarily focuses on cutting-edge therapies related to posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, suicidality, and other difficult to treat conditions. Under Lelia’s keen leadership, a subset of the Veteran population now has access to cutting edge medical treatments previously only available outside of the VA.
Lelia simultaneously served as the Director of the VHA Office of Community Engagement where she was the national representative to nongovernmental organizations seeking to partner with VHA to expand healthcare services to Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Lelia is an accomplished, results-driven professional recognized for productive performance, commitment to excellence, and exceptional team management in critical collaborative contexts. She is a Marine Corps Veteran with a strong commitment to service and holds master’s degrees in Business Administration and Technology Management; and a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from the University of Maryland University College. Lelia also holds a Mid-Level Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM). Lelia is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute for a Democratic Society; Partnership for Public Service Excellence in Government Fellows Program; and Leadership Veterans Affairs (LVA).
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