Public Sector Trainer, Keynote Speaker & Author /
Former State & Federal Prosecutor   Meet Val →

Val is passionate about helping those who serve others – public employees and their organizations – achieve their full potential.

Consistently garnering rave reviews, standing ovations, laughter, tears, and “hug lines,” Val combines an energizing performance with “in-the-trenches” experience and credibility. She not only inspires audiences, she gives them the practical, “how-to” steps and strategies for action.

• Former state and federal prosecutor
• Her trial work was featured on ABC’S PRIMETIME LIVE, Discovery Channel’s Justice Files, and in USA Today, The National Enquirer, and REDBOOK
• Described by Calibre Press as “the indisputable master of enter ~ train ~ ment”
• Her programs on the Law Enforcement Television Network include a prestigious Telly Award that honors the finest video and film productions
• Her Public Radio stories include a national award winner.
• She has been a regular featured columnist for www.officer.com, www.lawofficer.com, and www.policeone.com.
• Her writing has also been featured in Police Chief magazine, The Law Enforcement Trainer, Calibre Press Online Street Survival Newsletter, Alaska magazine, and the 2005 edition of the book SOLO: On Her Own Adventure.

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Val is an internationally sought trainer and keynote speaker on topics crucial to a variety of public employees.

Training and conference planners love her professionalism, tailored approach, and experience. She will inspire your audience while delivering real-world, practical takeaways.

• Leadership
• Ethics
• Effective courtroom testimony
• The internet & public employee rights, responsibilities & liabilities
• Heroic Cynicism – Working in the Arena
• 21^st century policing
• Procedural justice
• The criminal justice system
• Constitutional law for police in a democracy
• investigation & prosecution of child sexual abuse
• Train-the-trainer

And more….