Carolyn Rowland

Carolyn Rowland began working with UNIX in 1986; her professional career as a UNIX system administrator took off in 1991. She currently leads a team of sysadmins at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), driving innovation and supporting research projects for the Engineering Laboratory. She believes we need to increase the visibility of system administration by engaging senior leadership and tying our efforts to the priorities of business. Carolyn is also Secretary of the USENIX Board of Directors and the LISA '12 Program Chair. In 2011–2012 Carolyn began to focus on the community of women in computing, including co-chairing the first-ever USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) Summit. She continued as co-chair of WiAC in 2013.