COL Margaret S. Berryman was born in Poland and immigrated to the United States of America in 1988. While in high school, she enlisted in the US Army National Guard and completed her Combat Medic (91B) training in the summer of 1998. She was awarded an ROTC Scholarship and attended Marion Military Institute, where she earned her Associate’s Degree and was commissioned as a 2LT in the Army National Guard. She went on to attend New York University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree and was commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps. COL Berryman holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Hawaii, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. She is board certified as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist.

COL Berryman has served in hospital-based, joint, and operational assignments. Her military assignments include Clinical Staff Nurse on an Orthopedic Ward, Clinical Nurse Officer in Charge (CNOIC) of the Pre-Admission Unit, and Company Commander, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. from 2004-2008; Brigade Nurse, 4/25th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Anchorage, AK, and deployed to Afghanistan (FOB Sharana) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, from 2008-2011; Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Telemetry and Medical-Surgical Wards, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, from 2013-2014; Deputy Chief of Clinical Operations for the Office of the Command Surgeon, US Pacific Command (PACOM), Camp Smith, HI, from 2014-2015; Chief Nurse, Department of Primary Care at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Moore, GA, where she deployed to Puerto Rico in support of the Hurricane medical relief effort, from 2015-2018; Executive Officer, Office of the Commandant, at the Medical Center of Excellence, JBSA, TX, from 2018-2020; and Commander, McDonald Army Health Center, Fort Eustis, VA, from 2021-2023.

COL Berryman’s military education includes USAWC Fellowship with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Intermediate-Level Education, Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders Course, MHS Capstone Course, AMEDD Pre-Command Course, Officer Basic Course, Captain Career Course, Entry Level Executive Nurse Course, Iron Major Course, Basic Healthcare Administrator Course, Practice Manager Course, Asia Pacific Regional Strategies for Health and Security Course, and the USU Medical Executive Skills Course.

Her military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal. She holds the Parachute Badge, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and Armed Forces Service Medal. COL Berryman is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3).

COL Berryman is blessed to have two amazing children, Euan (age 12) and Eula (age 11). Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, and enjoying the outdoors.