Background
Retort, Valerie Carmel was born on September 1, 1960 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Eugene C. and Phyllis G. Retort.
educator public relations executive
Retort, Valerie Carmel was born on September 1, 1960 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Eugene C. and Phyllis G. Retort.
Bachelor of Science in Organisation Management, Calumet College St. Joseph, 1995; postgraduate, Purdue University Calumet, since 1995.
Promotion manager, WYIN-television (Public Broadcasting Service), Merrillville, Indiana, 1988-1990;
editor, Star-Register Publs., Crown Point, Indiana, 1990;
marketing director, Ditka's Restaurant and Nightclub, Merrillville, 1990;
promotion coordinator, Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville, 1990-1995;
display editor, The Times newspaper, Munster, Indiana, 1995-1996;
teaching assistant, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, since 1995;
instructor communications, Calumet College St. Joseph, Whiting, Indiana, since 1997;
public relations specialist, St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, since 1996. Owner Stylecomm Comm. Superior vena cava syndrome, Crown Point, Indiana, 1990-1996.
Public relations specialist Merrillville (Indiana) Parade Committee, 1988-1992.
Married July 21, 1979 (divorced January 1998). Children: Steven S. Shaffer, Marisa C. Shaffer.