Background
Barber, Valerie Dee was born on March 29, 1957 in Atlanta. Daughter of John and Betty (Grear) Barber.
Barber, Valerie Dee was born on March 29, 1957 in Atlanta. Daughter of John and Betty (Grear) Barber.
Bachelor in Public Administration, U. Mississippi, 1978; Master of Social Work, University of Southern Mississippi, 1984.
Detention social worker, Jackson (Mississippi) and Hinds County Detention Center, 1978-1979; probation and parole counselor, Hinds County Youth Court, Jackson, 1979-1982; coordinator teen pregnancy program, Children's Home Society, Pensacola, Florida, 1984-1986; director intensive crisis counseling program, Children's Home Society, Pensacola, Florida, 1986-1987; hospital psychiatric social worker, The Pavilion West Florida Regional Medical Center, Pensacola, Florida, 1987-1988; psychiatric social worker, Creekside Psychiatric Center, Pensacola, Florida, since 1988. Supervisor for state licensure, Pensacola, since 1990.
Committee member Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Jackson, 1980-1982. Campaign member Honorary Chet Henley, Jackson, 1982, Lois Benson for House of Representatives, Pensacola, 1990. Member NASW, Academy Certified Social Workers.