Valerie Wales

Legal Oversight Assistant

Valerie Wales is a Legal Oversight Assistant at Democracy Forward.
Prior to joining Democracy Forward, Valerie was a Legislative Correspondent for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, covering various domestic policy issues including environment, agriculture, transportation, and consumer protection. Before working on Capitol Hill, Valerie was an Honors Paralegal at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the Enforcement Division, providing support to enforcement attorneys in litigations and investigations of financial bad actors. Valerie is also passionate about environmental justice, and served as the Project Coordinator for a community-based air quality study in her hometown of Buffalo, N.Y.
Valerie graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Politics and Journalism.