Valerie Dichiara

Valerie Dichiara has worked in political and corporate affairs for over ten years. She has extensive corporate and grasstops experience. As an account executive for a national consulting firm, she managed public affairs contracts for multiple Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 Companies. In that capacity, she developed an in-depth knowledge of energy, technology, and anti-trust issues. Her clients included Boeing, Microsoft, International Paper, Channel One, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Valerie has also been involved in numerous candidate campaigns for governor, Congress, and the state legislature.  Clients included Rescue California, which mounted the 2003 Recall of Democrat Governor Gray Davis, Darrell Issa for Governor, and Tom McClintock for Lt. Governor. Her responsibilities included managerial and systems services, with a focus on fundraising and opposition research.

Valerie is passionate about the right to work movement. As a fundraiser for the Merit Shop Round Table she raised money to defeat anti-right to work candidates throughout California. She was also the coordinator of pro-free market demonstrations and activities at the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle.

As an active member of her community, Valerie volunteers her time with the Junior League of Sacramento where she currently serves as chair of the State Public Affairs Committee.  She is also a member of the State Public Affairs Committee of the Junior Leagues of California.  Through her involvement with the Junior League she monitors legislation in the California State Legislature in the focus areas of Health, Education, Violence Prevention and Family Support.  

Valerie is married to Duane and they have two children, Ella and Wills.  They divide their time between Sacramento and San Diego, California.  Valerie holds a degree in Political Science and Organizational Communications from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio.