A founding member of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), Verno was the elected “College Faculty Representative” to its Board of Directors and served as Curriculum Chair from inception until June 2009. She is currently serving on the CSTA Advisory Council. She recently assisted in establishing CSTA’s Northern New Jersey chapter to serve computing teachers in her home state. Verno has been a member of the Executive Board of the Community College Computer Consortium since 2005 and served as President in 2008–2009. She also sits on the Board of Advisors, BS Engineering Technology, Computer Technology Option for the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her 35 years of professional experience include software design and development, teaching in IT/CS, and development of curricula/degrees for high schools and colleges.