Evan valerie biography

A Little Bit About Me

I’ve hovered around the charity sector for most of my life, whether that’s been shaking money tins outside supermarkets, working as a charity administrator, or working for heart-led businesses who loved to partner with charities. But when my son was born with Down Syndrome, it showed me a different side of the coin. Overnight, I went from being a charity supporter to becoming a charity beneficiary.

It was a whole new world I knew nothing about.

But that first night, as my son struggled to feed, I promised him that I would do everything I could to make sure that kids like him had all they needed to succeed in life.

• It meant that I had to bite the bullet and stop putting myself in an admin box.
• It meant going on a learning adventure and earning two fantastic degrees.
• It meant devoting 15 years to running charities and helping them grow.

All that experience has helped me to expand my horizons. I now work with charities and non-profit organisations like yours:

• Improving their governance
• Building their funding portfolio
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Valerie Evans

Valerie Evans joined the Ministry of Defence in 1976, direct from Salford University where she had gained a BSc Honours degree in modern languages (French and German). Her initial career within the then UK Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive involved a range of finance and secretariat, defence export services and commercial posts. She served as first secretary for defence supply at the British Embassy in Bonn from 1988-1993 before returning to the UK to a wide variety of jobs, from production of the Project Managers’ Handbook to the MOD Main Building Redevelopment where she ultimately signed the £1.6 billion PFI contract. Following promotion to the Senior Civil Service in 2007, she served as Head Commercial Combat Air, and then Head of the UKMFTS (UK Military Flying Training System) Project Team with responsibility for this complex, incremental, 25 year benefits-driven PPP programme. She took up her role as Head of DE&S International Relations on 1^st June 2011, covering the portfolio of UK international equipment business in NATO, EDA, OCCAR and bilate

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Highly Experienced Surfing Instructors in Hanalei Beach

Evan Valiere

Owner, Instructor & Pro Surfer

Evan Valiere is a professional surfer who grew up on the North Shore of Kauai. As a pro he has won the Xcel Pro at Sunset Beach in 2006, placed 5th at the 2011 Pipeline Masters, and has been featured on the covers of Surfer Magazine 2003, Surfing Magazine 2012, FreeSurf Magazine 2012, and Nalu Underground Magazine 2005. As the owner of Hanalei Surf School Evan enjoys teaching new surfers the joy of riding waves for their first time. When not teaching Evan likes to travel and surf at his favorite destinations around the world such as North Shore Oahu, Bali, Indonesia, Australia, Tahiti, Mexico, and California. Evan also organizes the annual Na Pali Coast 17 mile SUP, paddleboard, and Outrigger Canoe Race here on Kauai. EVANVALIERE.COM

Brittney Valverde

SUP Instructor, Yoga Teacher & Hiking Guide

Brittney Valverde has been surfing since she was 12 years old, and still loves to ride waves to this day. As a Yoga Alliance certified instructor with 9 plus year