Valerie recently received an Apogee award for her visionary leadership and her commitment to fostering entrepreneurship among military veterans and their family members. She has been recognized twice as Businesswoman of the Year. During her military service in the US Army, she received the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Veteran's of Foreign Affairs Still Serving Honoree Award. She is the CEO of Luminary Global, a company supporting the men and women who are the lifeline between preventable death and hospital care by supplying them with superior pre-hospital products and emergency preparedness supplies to military, first responders, law enforcement and citizens.