Valerie is a familiar face at Presbyterian Manor and was named the social services designee in October 2016. She first worked at Presbyterian Manor in 2007 as a nurse aide. She left to ride with her husband, who is an over-the-road truck driver. After deciding she missed her children and grandchildren, she returned to Rolla and was rehired at Presbyterian Manor in 2010 and worked as a CNA and later a certified medication aide. She has been the coordinator in Tranquility House, the secure memory care neighborhood.