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Middle School
Babysat for five Families, Made her realize she enjoyed working with children, Valerie did the Story Hour for toddlers and
preschoolers once a month at the local library. -
High School
when she entered high school, she decided
to take a child development class, volunteered at the library through out high school -
High School
In high school Valerie joined a student organization where she helped create community service projects and
fundraisers, This helped her develop her organization and ability to work with people -
High School
Her involvement gave her the opportunity to attend leadership training which were not only fun but enhanced
her leadership skills. -
College
After high school, Valerie decided to pursue a degree in athletic training, Valerie was glad she took time
during her senior year in high school to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) because she was able to
continue this work during college -
College
During college, Valerie participated in intramural sports and used her fundraising experience to raise money for juvenile athletic foundations, a cause she was passionate about -
Work life after college
After completing her degree, she began searching for jobs. Her education and experiences as a babysitter,
lifeguard, and CNA made her the perfect candidate for a position with an outstanding hospital. In this
position, Valerie worked with seven different high school athletic programs evaluating athletes and
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Work life after college
Soon, Valerie started a family. After her second child was born, she decided to go from full‐time to part‐time
work to stay home with her children. Her massage therapy certification allowed her to have a flexible, part‐
time schedule doing massages only two days a week. Five years later, both of her children are in school and
Valerie is ready to increase her work to full‐time