I have a passion for helping people move beyond their current circumstances to achieve their goals and dreams. Since 2008 she has managed a nationally recognized program at the University of Houston Bauer School of Business which provides the opportunity for young business students, many of whom are first-generation college students and come from under-served communities, to engage in corporate-sponsored projects, challenging them to stretch themselves and hone their professional skills.
Valerie is involved in the Spring Branch community, serving in the special needs department at her church, as a past board member for SBISD’s Academy of Finance, and as a current board member of the Stratford Girls Lacrosse Club.
She graduated cum laude from The University of Texas in 1993 with a degree in Liberal Arts and earned her MBA from The University of Texas in 2001.