Denise Sheehan
Denise graduated magna cum laude from the College of William and Mary in 1978 with majors in psychology and sociology. In 1986, she obtained her Master of Public Administration degree, with an emphasis in budget, from Old Dominion University; and in 2004, she completed her Master of Science degree in Human Development (Marriage and Family Therapy program) at Virginia Tech.
From 1978 through 1986, she was employed in private and not-for-profit sectors of the mental health field. Denise joined the Department of the Interior in 1986 as a budget analyst for the Office of the Secretary in concert with her post-graduate Presidential Management Internship. In this capacity, Ms. Sheehan managed accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Office Territorial and International Affairs and earned the Office of the Secretary Equal Employment Opportunity Certificate of Appreciation for her collateral work as an EEO Counselor. She also successfully completed the Departmental Management Development Program. In 1992, she became the Deputy Executive Director of the North American Waterfowl and Wetlands Office before being selected as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In June 1998, Denise entered the Senior Executive Service and currently is the Assistant Director for Budget, Planning and Human Resources, having programmatic responsibility for the Service's policy directives, budget, planning, and human resources.