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Babysitting for five families in middle school
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Valerie took a child development class in high-school
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Valerie read to toddlers and preschoolers at the local library
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Valerie continued to work at local library throughout high-school
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She was a lifeguard at her local community pool during the summer
Because of this she learned CPR and some First-Aid knowledge and taught swim lessons and became a coach of a swim team -
Joined a student organization where she helped create community service projects and fundraisers
Helped her develop her organization skills and the ability to work with people -
Valerie's involvement with the student organization made her able to attend leadership training
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In Valerie's senior year she became a Certified Nursing Assistant
This allowed her to pursue a degree in athletic training in college -
Valerie participated in intramural sports
She used her fundraiser skills to raise money for the juvenile athletic foundations -
After college Valerie was searching for a job and she was the perfect candidate for an outstanding hospital
Her experience as a babysitter, CNA, and lifeguard helped her get this job. -
In her job Valerie worked with seven different high-school athletic programs evaluating athletes and developing training programs
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Valerie made attending trainings a priority
This training cultivated interest in the effects of massage on athletes.
Then Valerie decided to pursue becoming a certified message therapist. -
Valerie started a family
When her second child was born she want from full-time to part-time because of her message therapy certification she only worked two days a week -
Valerie found an amazing job with a universities sports team