Valerie is a native of Opelika who started working at Lee OBGYN in 2020. She has been an employee at East Alabama Health for approximately 20 years. She worked as an RN in various departments including Urology/Oncology, Mother and Baby, GYN surgery, Pediatrics and Well Nursery for 8 years.

 

She completed her Master’s in Nursing from Troy University in 2013 (specialty in Family Nurse Practitioner), and as a Nurse Practitioner she worked at The Prenatal Clinic, OB Observation Unit, and East Alabama Women’s Clinic. Valerie serves as an adjunct faculty, working with Troy University’s Nurse Practitioner Program. Valerie is a member of the AANP and is board certified by the Alabama Board of Nursing.

Valerie is married with two children and despite thinking she would never be a dog mom, has four dogs. Her hobbies include cooking, reading, and trips to the beach.