VALERIE SALAZAR

• Operational & Risk Management: Navigate high-stake legal and property landscapes, including master leasing and multi-site safety protocols for organizations serving vulnerable populations.
• Strategic Program Management: Consult on the design and execution of emergency services, ensuring operational continuity during extreme weather and crisis scenarios.
• Collaborative Grant Strategy: Review and analyze RFPs for alignment; serve as a contributor grant writer and lead coordinator for comprehensive grant reporting.
• Developed comprehensive business strategies that aligned with clients' goals, driving sustainable growth.

• Shelter & Emergency Operations: Directed the operational and safety management of housing programs, including the strategic coordination of emergency and weather-related shelter protocols.
• Multi-Tier Portfolio Stewardship: Managed the strategic allocation and compliance of a $14M City, County, State, and Federal portfolio; maintained zero-finding audit status.
• Network Bridging: Formed and maintained high-level alliances with school districts, tribal governments (Chemawa Indian School), and state officials to secure programmatic sustainability and contributed to implementation of Peer Court into high schools.
• Leadership & Talent Acquisition: Orchestrated the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of 50+ staff, including Case Managers, Peer Support, and Youth Development staff.
• Clinical & Intern Supervision: Provided administrative and operational oversight for Occupational Therapist (OT) Interns, ensuring clinical hours and program goals met university standards.

Programmatic Pioneering: Launched agencies grassroots CSEC extraction and recovery program; secured the foundational partners for multi-state expansion.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Served as point for crisis intervention for 150+ trafficked victims, delivering high-level training to ODHS (Oregon Department of Human Services, local organizations and medical professionals.