{"id":4608,"date":"2021-09-05T00:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T08:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2021-09-05T00:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T08:49:23","slug":"member-spotlight-valerie-walsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/member-spotlight-valerie-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Valerie Walsh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Valerie_Walsh_WEB_Profile.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4609 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Valerie_Walsh_WEB_Profile-796x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a>Meet Valerie Walsh, sole proprietor of Valpine Creative and owner of Kicksled Alaska; and a member of PRSA Alaska\u2019s Board of Directors and Alaska Communicators Exchange conference planning committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do freelance graphic design and communications when I am not busy growing my retail business, Kicksled Alaska.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Anchorage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earned a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Creative Design from North Park University, Chicago, Illinois in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does membership in PRSA assist you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I began freelancing in 2015, the Alaska chapter of PRSA provided business connections that are directly responsible for the growth of my business. 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