Northern Virginia Community College

Terri Payne, a native of Hampton, Virginia, is the VA Program Administrator Manager for the Office of Military and Veterans Services at Northern Virginia Community College serving military-affiliated students. In this role, she leads the School Certifying Officials team with the administration of program certifications, planning, management, coordination, supervision, and evaluation of services to veterans, military members, and their families.  

Prior to joining Northern Virginia Community College Office of Military and Veterans Services in 2017, Terri served in numerous positions at different schools within the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). She was the Academic Advisor for Military Programs at Tidewater Community College from 2013-2017, and a Military Career and GoArmyEd Specialist at Virginia Peninsula Community College from 2007-2013 assisting servicemembers and their families in their pursuit of higher education .

With over 18 years of experience in military education and being an U.S. Army dependent in the continental U.S. and overseas, Terri is very dedicated to serving those who serve. She has extensive experience in the VA certification process, state approving agencies program approval procedures, liaising with the National Training Team – Schools Education Service with the Department of Veterans Affairs; to make the process of utilizing benefits easier, and provide accurate knowledge to both students and other colleges in Virginia.

Ms. Chequana Boisseau hails from Chesterfield, Virginia, and is an alumna of Virginia Commonwealth University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology. With a robust background in higher education spanning over 17 years, she has dedicated her career to serving the veteran community. Currently serving as the Coordinator of Military Services and VERITAS Veteran Liaison at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, she brings a wealth of experience and passion for supporting veterans and their families pursue and attain their educational dreams.

As Vice President, she will advocate for veterans and their dependents, ensuring they receive the support and resources they have earned. She is committed to exploring ways to enhance the training programs offered by VASCO by identifying the important topics that have been identified by our students and trends within higher education. This will involve creating comprehensive workshops and establishing forums for in-person Q & A sessions, ensuring that our Virginia School Certifying Officials receive effective support and resources.

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Angela Sawyer, a native of Spotsylvania, Virginia, is a VA Program Administrator/School Certifying Official  for the Office of Military and Veterans Services at Northern Virginia Community College serving military affiliated students. In this role, she has maintain knowledge of federal/state legislation, rules, policies and procedures pertaining to Veteran student benefits, updating policies and procedures as necessary to ensure compliance with all federal and state rules and regulations. She also maintain enrollment records in 100% compliance with federal and state requirements, reviewing and internally auditing 350-800 individual student files multiple times throughout the semester to find any changes in status. Verify enrollment status on a weekly basis and update corrections, adjustments, and amendments with Veterans Administration’s Regional Office.  Research extensively and resolve financial discrepancies regarding the over- or under- payment of student accounts, collaborating with the Central Finance Office, State Approving Agency and the Veterans Administration. Prior to employment with Northern Virginia Community College she work at Germanna Community College, and University of Mary Washington. Angela is very determined to help all she can and giving them the best services.

Angelia (Angie) Griffith have been a School Certifying Official (SCO) at University of Virginia (UVA) for a little over 2 years. Her military background is of a daughter of a retired Army soldier, and wife of a retired Army soldier. She is serving on the VASCO Board  as the Secretary to be a voice for all the Virginia SCOs, so we can continue serving our military-affiliated students in Virginia with excellence. Our military-affiliated students deserve to continue receiving excellent service when using their military educational benefits for their education.