Valerie A. Roman is the Director of Technology and Telecommunications at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Previously, she served as the Management Information Systems Director for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also was employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau where she worked her way to Director of Systems Design and Analysis and, at the age of 28 became the youngest GS-14 Branch Chief in U.S. government history. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College with triple majors in mathematics, economics, and education. Ms. Roman has been cited in publications such as MIS Week, City and State, Digital Review, and Government Technology and in 1994 was the runner-up for the International Government Management Information Sciences Professional of the Year award.