Deborah Purcell is Vice President, Contract Administration and Procurement for Melwood, leading capture planning, development of strategic business partnerships, and proposal planning and development. Prior to joining Melwood, Ms. Purcell served as Director of Contracts and Procurement at Hampton Roads Transit, having compliance responsibility and management oversight for federal procurement and contracts administration. There she led the contracts management team through planning and development, construction contracts administration, and implementation of the first light rail transit system in Virginia. Earlier in her career, she held positions as Business Process Management Consultant, Contracts Management Consultant, Director of Business Operations, Sales Manager, Manager of Contracts and Internal Audit Manager for large federal and state government contractors. She obtained her BS in Accounting from Jackson State University and is a CPA.
