Raina Robeva is a Professor of Mathematics at Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, USA. She is the lead author/editor of several textbooks and volumes in mathematical biology, including "An Invitation to Biomathematics," "Algebraic and Discrete Mathematical Methods for Modern Biology," and "Algebraic and Combinatorial Computational Biology." She has led numerous educational and professional development initiatives at the interface of mathematics and biology sponsored by NSF, NIH, and MAA, among others. Robeva was the founding Chief Editor of Frontiers in Systems Biology as a specialty journal in the Frontiers portfolio of open-access publications. She served in that capacity for over 10 years.