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middle school
She started babysitting for five families around her neighborhood. -
high school
She took a child development class. She made " story hour" for kids at her library once a month and ended up volunteering at that library throughout high school. She became a CNA., she became
certified in CPR and First Aid, taught swim lessons and coached the swim team. -
college
She did work as CNA throughout college. Valerie participated in intramural sports and used her fundraising experience to raise money for juvenile athletic foundations. -
life after college
Valerie worked with seven different high school athletic programs evaluating athletes and developing training programs.Valerie decided to pursue becoming a certified massage therapist.