Valerie joined performing Lines in November 2011 from the Australia Council for the Arts where she was an Administrator Assistant.  Alongside this she also had a casual role with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra as Orchestra’s Assistant responsible for running successful live performances. In 2010 Valerie completed a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Following this she worked as an Operations Assistant with a number of professional orchestras in Sydney including Brandenburg Orchestra, Australia Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Sydney Youth Orchestra.