With over 30 years of federal service Mehta has nearly ten years leadership expertise in health care and finance including chief financial officer with the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, acting deputy director at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Illinois, and chief financial officer and acting deputy director with the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 12) located in Westchester, Illinois.

Mehta began her VA career in 1991 as an accountant at the VA Supply Depot in Hines, Illinois. From 1991 to 2002, she worked in various accounting, supervisory accounting, budget analyst, and health systems analyst positions within VA. This was followed by assignments as a health system specialist and deputy financial manager, both with VISN 12.

With a master’s degree in Business Administration, Mehta is a graduate of VA’s Executive Career Field Training Program and Leadership VA. She is also a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.