In addition, Valerie is well-known in the Upstate because of her community service. She has served in leadership positions with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Urban League, St. Francis Hospital, Better Business Bureau, Greenville Tech, Greenville County Schools, Upstate Visual Arts, and Greenville Little Theatre. In 1988 she was named the Greenville Chamber's Small Business Person of the Year. Currently she is a commissioner on the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission.