Dr. Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez        
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Valorena Online, L.L.C.
Strategic Understanding & Engagement


Helping organizations transform complexity into understanding, engagement, and action
through strategic communications, health literacy, learning design, and stakeholder engagement.

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WHAT WE DO
Valorena Online integrates strategic communications, health literacy, learning design, and stakeholder engagement to help organizations address complex communication and engagement challenges.

Valorena Online helps organizations transform complex information into understanding, trust, participation, and action.

We partner with healthcare organizations, educational institutions, nonprofits, government agencies, and mission-driven enterprises to solve communication and engagement challenges through strategic communications, health literacy, learning design, and stakeholder engagement.
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Our work sits at the intersection of strategy, communications, education, and public understanding—helping organizations connect people to the information, resources, and opportunities they need to make informed decisions and meaningful change.

HOW WE HELP
• Strategic Communications
Message architecture, audience engagement strategy, stakeholder communications, and organizational storytelling.

• Health Literacy & Public Understanding
Health communication strategy, plain language initiatives, research translation, and community engagement.

• Learning & Engagement Design
Workshops, facilitation, curriculum development, executive education, and train-the-trainer programs.

• Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Partnership development, coalition building, public engagement, and institutional outreach.

• Thought Leadership & Content Strategy
Publications, executive communications, editorial platforms, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

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SELECT AREAS OF EXPERTISE


STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
• Stakeholder communications
• Message architecture
• Audience engagement strategy
• Organizational storytelling

HEALTH LITERACY & PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING
• Health communication strategy
• Plain language initiatives
• Research translation
• Community engagement

LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT DESIGN
• Workshop facilitation
• Curriculum development
• Executive education
• Train-the-trainer programs

​THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & CONTENT STRATEGY
• Editorial strategy
• Publication development
• Executive visibility
• Knowledge dissemination
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OUR NAICS CODES
  • 541613 - Marketing Consulting Services;
  • 541910 - Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling;
  • 561410 -  Editing & Proofreading Services

CREDENTIALS & CERTIFICATIONS​

Professional Certifications & Business Certifications:
  • Project Management Professional – Project Management Institute (View Certificate)
  • New York State M/WBE (View Certificates)
  • New York City M/WBE (View Certificate)

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Ph.D. – St. John's University
  • Master's – Columbia University
  • Bachelor's – University of California, Berkeley​

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Representative Impact
Across sectors, Valorena Online helps organizations improve understanding, strengthen stakeholder engagement, increase participation, and create measurable impact among the audiences they serve.
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SELECT CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS
ADVERTISING:
BLUE CHIP 
Chicago, IL 

ARTS:
BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA
Harlem, NY 

COMMUNITY:
FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS
Yonkers, NY​
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
SORORITY, INC.,

Rockland County, NY

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EDUCATION: 
TEACH MY KID TO READ
Albany, NY 

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NYACK LIBRARY
​Nyack, NY 


HEALTH LITERACY: 
SCI-TOONS 
Brown University
Providence, RI  

HUDSON VALLEY HEALTH LITERACY COALITION

HRI & NY State Dept. of Health

Pearl River, NY  

HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROJECT
New York, NY 

SAY AH! HEALTH LITERACY
New York, NY 
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​LEGAL:
SHAN POTTS LAW OFFICES 
Los Angeles, CA 
LANGHUM MITCHELL COMMUNICATIONS
McLean, VA 
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 SMALL BUSINESS:
A2 CLEAN
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Pomona, NY 

WOMENS VENTURE FUND
New York, NY 

PUBLIC HEALTH
Designed and facilitated health literacy initiatives that improved access to understandable health information, strengthened community engagement, and supported equitable communication strategies across diverse populations.

EDUCATION
Developed literacy and learning initiatives that increased engagement, supported reading achievement, and strengthened connections among students, families, educators, and community partners.

​STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Helped organizations translate complex ideas into clear, audience-centered communications that strengthened stakeholder understanding, participation, and trust.

​TESTIMONIAL
​"Valerie is a favorite WVF speaker ... Our clients love the learning and attest to her ability to present topics clearly with on-point examples and insights.... clients remarked that Valerie displayed great energy which is rare in such online presentations.  
WVF looks forward to a continuing relationship with this extraordinary marketing powerhouse." 

– 
WomensVentureFund.org, New York, NY

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