About Speaker

Valerie is the founder and CEO of The Validation Project, an international organization that works with 6,000+ teenagers in 105 countries to turn passion into positive action through mentoring and social justice assignments. Her self-designed kindness curriculum is taught in 1000 schools. Valerie was recently named an L'Oreal Paris Woman of Worth and her work has been featured in CNN, Oprah Magazine, The Meredith Viera Show and more. She has also served on the Harvard Graduate School of Education advisory board and is a recipient of the National Jefferson Award for Peace and Justice.