Valerie Kind-Rubin got her degree at George Washington University in Elementary and Special Education. She began her career as a special education teacher working with students struggling with emotional and behavioral challenges. For twenty years she worked as a Parenting Consultant and Behavior Specialist. She left that in 2016 to give more of her time to the foundation where she is now the Managing Trustee. Valerie and her husband, Andy, have four grown children and live in Bucks County.