Deliverance Bougie is the senior statistician for the State of Indiana Department of Local Government Finance. She is a member of the Governmental Statistics Section (GSS) at the American Statistical Association, and sits on the NISS Governmental Subcommittee during her term. She is also a graduate student at the University of Mannheim, working on her master’s in measurement and data science. She initially pursued a BA in theology and completed a professional certificate program and excelled in math prerequisites. Additionally, Deliverance Bougie has contributed to research at the U.S. Census Bureau. Her work involves analyzing data related to the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program using the Demographic Frame (Demo Frame).