Valerie has traveled the globe as a passionate communicator to inspire, encourage, and transform lives. Whether in church or educational venues, Valerie’s contagious zest for life will inspire audiences to be confident in who they are, dedicated to seeking after their purpose, and determined to finish strong.

 

Her educational books Creating Strategic Readers, Sustaining Strategic Readers, and Literacy Strong All Year Long have been used internationally in classrooms and universities to inspire educators to motivate and engage today's "whole" learners. In addition, she crafted a Language and Culture Curriculum for Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball to impact the "whole player" body, soul, and spirit. 

 

She also authored a plethora of resources to impact the hearts and souls of those who read them, including Equipping the Warrior Woman: Strategies to Awaken Your Purpose, Strength, and Confidence challenging women to get dressed with their armor on to fight strong. She has helped develop content for church discipleship programs and even authored Ten Bible Story Big Books and student readers for schools with guiding questions, vocabulary, and "retell it" cards.

 

In addition, she has co-authored two secondary curricula in the area of self-worth and human trafficking Bodies Are Not Commodities by A21 and ShineHope, published by Hillsong, impacting 37 Nations and reaching millions. Under the leadership of Christine Caine (A21.org), Valerie served as A21's Global Human Trafficking Education and Curriculum Specialist, authoring A21's K-12 Human Trafficking Education Curriculum to help safeguard students and abolish this injustice. In this field, she also served as the 1st ever Florida Department of Education's Human Trafficking K-12 Education Specialist.

 

Valerie lives in Florida, with her husband Gregg, who is an Executive Pastor at Bayside Community Church.​ Together they have four children and six beautiful grandchildren.