Ms. Wilma Grant serves as a Executive Advisor of Project Meridian Foundation.

Ms. Grant has 30+ years of progressive and increasing responsibility and leadership in the publishing industry and in production mgmt. for the Supreme Court of the United States. My industry experience includes commercial book/job, newspaper and govt. printing from hot metal/punched paper tape through electronic documents, digital media and the web. I have the same number of years in association management and community service related activities.

Below is a list of my education, military service, association/work experience and awards:

Education:

• George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - 1995: Masters of Business Administration.
• University of Oxford, England - 1994: Intl. Political Economy, Technology & Industry.
• George Washington University, Washington, DC - Publishing Specialist Program.
• University of the District of Columbia - Parliamentary Procedure/Roberts Rules of Order.
• Extensive technical classes in Printing, Systems Management, and hardware/software applications.

Military Service:

• Royal Air Force (UK) and NATO telecommunications - 3 yrs. Honorably discharged on marriage.

Association Experience:

• Member, Xplor International; Xplor Global Conference attendee since Minneapolis, MN; Xplor Speaker/multi yrs.
• Xplor/Hewlett-Packard Joint Global Technology Council - 3 years.
• Past President and Agenda & Logistics Coordinator - Xplor Mid-Atlantic Region.
• Past Vendor Coordinator, Current Conference Site Planner - Xplor Mid-Atlantic Region.
• EDSF Scholarship Committee Member; PODI Woman of Distinction Award.
• Vice President/BOD Assn. of Reporters of Judicial Decisions - International Court Publisher's organization.
• Past President/Current Scholarship Chair Franklin Technical Society
• Past President/Membership Chairperson/Newsletter Editor - Federal Electronic Document Systems Assn.
• Past 1st Natl. V-P and Conference Chairperson (10+ yrs.), Cosmopolitan Associates, Inc.
• Membership Appreciation Chair/Annual Event Planner/Meeting Caterer-Sterling Vol. Rescue Squad.
• Press/Logistics for Gov. of VA's NOVA Taskforce 8 - EMS Disaster Taskforce.
• Member BOD Thurgood Marshall Federal Judicial Children's Center.

Work Experience:

• Currently manage Judicial Branch of Govt. in-plant production facility incl. Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing, P-O-D, Typesetting (SUN/Miles), Telecom., Web & Production Ops. for Court's printed opinions, lawbooks, etc.
• Related duties incl.: acting as Director of Data Systems (CIO) and in her absence supervise up to 42 full-time staff and contract personnel during normal course of business.
• I develop, track and oversee internal print budget of $200,000, excluding personnel costs ($677,500), and consumables. My portion of the budget is "rolled" into the overall Data Systems (FY05 $5M+) and Court budget. Note: Website budget and outsource print budget are separate from print budget.
• Research products/services/supporting docs, issue requisitions obligate funds, oversee maintenance contracts.
• Serve as Contracting Officers' Technical Rep., HelpDesk manager, and vendor point of contact.
• Project planning, staff scheduling over multiple shifts (7-day week), staff training, internal & inter-agency teams.
• Liaise/interact daily with senior level executives, Chambers/Office staff, attorneys, Justices, media, agency reps.
• Serve in advisory technical capacity to Court's Automation Policy Committee - strategic direction for technology.
• Responsible for Disaster Planning for Print Operations/COOP Planning for dept.; also Emergency Court Warden.
• Project manager telecom. for major publishing houses, academia, Federal agencies & national/intl. news media.
• Ensure dept. security and security of confidential Court opinions which can affect stock market.
• Handle Stays of Execution/death cases and high-profile cases (i.e. Bush v. Gore) before Court.
• Overall responsibility for IT & Print data archiving and offsite data storage/retrieval.
• Liaise w/IT staff re. testing/deployment proprietary opinion, and other, software/hardware.
• Advise Director of Data Systems (CIO) on printing policy and matters affecting IT operations.
• Advise Admin. Asst. to Chief Justice on all matters relating to govt. Branch printing operations/production.
• Combined Federal Campaign Chair - multiple years - award-winning efforts/social fund-raising events.
• Conceptualized/Direct Court Lecture Series for Summer Interns - executive speakers

Honors/Awards :

• Supreme Court award for "service so outstanding it deserved public recognition" - presented by Chief Justice.
• Pentagon 911 award for "service above & beyond the call of duty during a national emergency" - SVRS 9/11/2001.
• Government Printing Office Recognition and Award - Hosted GPO Regional Procurement Managers Conference.