Barbara Bogart Romano

Barbara Bogart Romano (she/her) has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and industries. Barbara is currently the Vice President of Technology & Operations at South Jersey Industries, where they are responsible for IT planning and governance, application development, and value realization. Prior to this, Barbara held the position of Director in the Office of the CIO at South Jersey Industries, overseeing cross-functional IT leadership, strategy, and budgeting. Barbara also worked as a Principal Consultant at Bogart Advisors, LLC, providing CIO, strategy, and project management services to mid-market companies. Barbara has experience in management consulting as a Principal at WGroup, specializing in strategy and execution services. Earlier in their career, they served as an IT Executive at Fenner Precision, leading M&A activities and directing ERP implementations. Barbara also worked at QVC as an Application Development Manager, responsible for workforce management and call center systems. Barbara's extensive work history also includes being the Global Logistics Manager at New Holland, where they managed a major supply chain re-engineering initiative. Barbara began their career as a DBA at Dynamac.

Barbara Bogart Romano (she/her) has a diverse education history. In 2020-2021, they attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and completed their Master of Science degree in Information Technology. Prior to this, from 1979-1983, Barbara obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer & Information Science from the same university. Barbara began their education at Warrior Run High School between 1976 and 1979, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period. Additionally, Barbara received a certification in ITIL Foundation 2011 in November 2013, although the institution from which they obtained the certification is not provided.