Valerie Lynn Baldwin (born March 10, 1961)[1] was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 2004 to 2007.[2]
Valerie Lynn Baldwin (born March 10, 1961)[1] was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 2004 to 2007.[2]
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.[3]
After law school, Baldwin worked as a trial lawyer for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.[4] She later served as a Congressional aide, including as counsel for the United States House Committee on Financial Services.[5] From October 2000 until July 2004, she was a Staff Assistant for the United States House Committee on Appropriations,[6] where she worked for the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.[5]
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,[7] 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.[4] She held office until 2007.[8]
Since leaving government service, Baldwin has served on the Board of Directors of DataPath, Inc., a subsidiary of Rockwell Collins.[5]