A seasoned director, mentor and manager of thriving teams of mixed crews of brilliant creative personalities, Val's expertise goes beyond simply having an eye for design or a knack for marketing and project management. A strategic, creative problem solver, her talent for leading effective execution was developed as a working pro where a “creative team” was the outlier within a larger corporate org. The result? A skillset that's deeper and broader than design excellence alone, with expertise expanding into creative-side business/operations and design thinking leadership.