Currently, she is an oceanography systems project officer with the Space and Naval Warfare Command, supporting the design and procurement of environmental sensors, command and control information systems and tactical decision aids. Long an advocate for higher education, Sullivan undertook the formulation of an educational program in 1987 for the newly formed Challenger Center for Space Education, now in use at some 26 Challenger Learning Centers nationwide and in Canada. As chair of the Educational Program Committee on the Challenger Center Board of Directors, she played a central role in strategic planning, program evaluation and curriculum development. After the shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986, Sullivan was appointed to the Presidential National Commission on Space to define technological opportunities for future civilian space programs. A native of New Jersey, Sullivan earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her doctoral degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
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