Valerie is the immediate past Chair of the Federal Dispute Resolution Section's Migration Committee. Since joining the LCA Migration Committee, Valerie have been an active participant and been instrumental in organising the Immigration Law Conferences in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Valerie also has a boutique law firm in Melbourne with a particular speciality in work and talent visas for Silicon Valley clients who wish to migrate to Australia. Valerie is registered as a foreign legal consultant with the State Bar of California.