Romanna is a businesswoman, teacher and consultant on strategic management, family agriculture, microcredit, and urban planning. A native of Brazil, Romanna has worked at her country’s Embassy in Washington DC focusing on trade and commerce and served as Secretary of Social

Welfare, Labor and Housing in Santa Catarina, the state where she lives with her husband Gileno. She ran for mayor of her hometown, Criciúma, where she also was city council member.

In 2011 Romanna became the first Latter-day Saint congresswoman in Brazil. She is a member of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation and holds a Master of Public Administration from Brigham Young University.