Val, in her role as chief financial officer, brings extensive financial and accounting expertise fueled by a deep commitment to positive change. Her career highlights include managing financial operations, asset management, accounting, planning, budgeting, compliance, and reporting for global nonprofits dedicated to humanitarian causes. She excels in steering organizations through periods of substantial growth with agile, sustainable solutions. Val is passionate about team and financial operation development. As a certified public accountant, internal auditor, and fraud examiner, she strategically positions the financial function at the core to advance the organization's mission responsibly. Her dedication to transparency and accountability shows as the head of the finance committee and liaison to diverse boards. Fluent in Spanish, Val's proudest achievements include immigrating from Venezuela nearly two decades ago and being the mother of two college students.