Her Story
About Stacy
Stacy Merriweather serves as Eligibility Policy Manager, a position she has held for two years after 13 years working in the Medicaid industry. In this role, she receives information from the federal agency that administers Medicaid and implements it at the state level, including handling new legislative changes in accordance with federal regulations. Merriweather earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a master's degree in Urban Affairs Policy Administration, both from Norfolk State University. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and recently received a state liaison award from the Atlanta Bar Association. Outside of work, she volunteers as team administrator for youth football for her son's team. Merriweather attributes her success to her upbringing and values thoroughness in her professional life along with her faith in God personally. She advises never being afraid to ask questions and notes that collaboration across state and federal agencies presents both opportunities and challenges in her field.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Stacy
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my upbringing. I didn't always have the best of things, and it drives me to strive and to instill that into my children.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice, which is also life advice, is if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Never be afraid to ask questions because you don't know what you don't know. So never be afraid to ask about the things that you don't know, because it always leads to more information that will help you along your journey.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest opportunities come through collaboration, as I've built an extensive network working with people on different levels in both state agencies as well as federal agencies. Collaboration has afforded me the opportunity to see things in different perspectives. But at the same time, that same thing is challenging because every state and agency is not working towards the exact same goal. Legislation is implemented differently in different states, so we have to take what works for us and kind of improve upon what is already implemented, and that can be challenging just because change is not the easiest thing to implement.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
In my work life, I value thoroughness, because in my line of work I am most effective when I have as much information as possible, and I thrive when I am able to collaborate with others. In my personal life, I value my faith in God, because it's been a long road to get to this point and I know that I did not get here by myself.
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