Valarie W. Wallace

About Valarie W. Wallace

I am a passionate communicator with a unique blend of experience in broadcast journalism, public relations, internal communications, agency and corporate environments. This experience helps me see all sides of a business issue and how best to communicate it to multiple stakeholders. I\'ve worked in Fortune 10 and Fortune 50 companies, retail and healthcare industries. I bring a high level of excellence to everything I do - whether it\'s leading a team, creating a strategic communications plan, advising on a crisis or developing solutions to challenging issues. Through it all, I build relationships and ensure alignment to company objectives.

Experience

1. Vice President, Communications

   Food Lion

   May 2021 — Present

   Appointed to a new position to lead internal and external communications at Food Lion, which has 82k associates and more than 1,100 stores across 10 states. Focus on proactively telling the story of our brand across all stakeholder groups and channels. Lead executive communications, issues and crisis communications, and serve as executive producer for leadership meetings. Provide guidance on sensitive issues posing a threat to corporate reputation as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.

Education

• Howard University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Broadcast Journalism

Skills

• Press Releases
• Strategic Communications
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Storytelling
• Newsletters
• Crisis Communications
• Video Production
• Corporate Communications
• Message Development
• Editing
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Strategy
• Event Planning
• Broadcast
• Leadership