Gross, Valerie J.

Valerie J. GrossMM, MLS, JD, has served as president and CEO of Howard County Library System (HCLS) in Maryland since 2001. A passionate promoter of libraries, Gross has led the repositioning of HCLS as a major component of education, which has heightened respect, increased funding, and driven significant increases in annual usage statistics. She is recipient of the 2012 and 2010 Public Libraries Feature Article Contest award and was honored as a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2004. Gross holds master's degrees in music and library science as well as a doctorate of jurisprudence. Her publ...