Valerie Pedersen is….

• A graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, one of the finest photography schools in the nation, in Santa Barbara, California.
  
  
• A well traveled person who’s been to numerous countries around the world during one full year while performing with Up With People, a performing and community involvement group.
  
  
• A person who knows what it is like to do documentary photography work in Costa Rica, Venice, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Elkhorn, Wall Street and traveling around the country on the Bush campaign trail.
  
  
• An organized person who is great at handling “details.”
  
  
• An outgoing and personable individual who gets along well with others.
  
  
• A small, but dynamic photographer willing to take a chance.