Valarie Smith

Valarie Smith is a skilled communications professional with a diverse background in literary and corporate settings. They served as the Assistant to the President at Manus and Associates Literary Agency from 1993 to 1997 and then worked at Willamette Week from 1998 to 2001 as both the Personals Manager and Website Producer. Valarie held various roles at adidas from 2015 to 2022, culminating in the position of Corporate Communications Manager for North America. Currently, they are a writer for Oregon ArtsWatch since 2020. Valarie obtained a degree from New York University, where they studied from 1989 to 1993.