Meghan C. Deal, LICSW, ACSW is the National Director of VA’s Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program Office. Ms. Deal joined VA’s Homeless Program Office in January 2020 as a HUD-VASH Regional Coordinator, prior to which time she served as the Interim Chief of Social Work for VA Puget Sound Health Care System. She began working at VA Puget Sound in 2004, first as a primary care social worker and later in substance use treatment where she supervised inpatient and intensive outpatient programs for Veterans with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Between 2014 and 2019 she worked as the Associate Director and Director of Community Housing and Outreach Services at VA Puget Sound, overseeing homeless programs including HUD-VASH, GPD, HCHV, CRRC, and VJO across a broad geographic area. Ms. Deal received her MSW from University of Washington, and has been working with homeless and other underserved populations for more than 20 years.