Valerie L. Baldwin

Born in Wichita, Kansas, Valerie Baldwin graduated from Liberal High School in 1979. She received an Associate of Science from Seward County Community College in 1981; a B.A. from Wichita State University in 1983; a M.S. in politics from the London School of Economics in 1984;[1] and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1991.[2]

After law school, Baldwin worked as a trial lawyer for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.[3] She later served as a Congressional aide, including as counsel for the United States House Committee on Financial Services.[4] From October 2000 until July 2004, she was a Staff Assistant for the United States House Committee on Appropriations,[5] where she worked for the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.[4]

In 2004, President of the United States George W. Bush nominated Baldwin to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), and after Senate confirmation on July 24, 2004,[6] she entered this office in July 2004. Shortly after she became Army comptroller, the Government Accountability Office released a report documenting that 95% of Army reservists had experienced pay problems, and Baldwin said she would make payroll management one of her top priorities.[3] She held office until 2006.[7]

Since leaving government service, Baldwin has served on the Board of Directors of DataPath, Inc., a subsidiary of Rockwell Collins.[4]

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