An active Auditor for GLOBALG.A.P, Albert Heijn, Tesco, Nurture, SPRING, GRASP, LOCALG.A.P Add On and PPM. She studied Agriculture and obtained a Master’s degree in Entomology. She worked as an Agricultural Researcher at the ARC for 20 years. Valerie was a Lecturer at CPUT in the Agricultural Department, and presented a variety of agricultural subjects, including the AVCASA course.