Valerie started at The Pinnacle Financial Group in June of 2023. She works in our Melville location assisting Mario Molino and other advisors. Prior to Pinnacle she was with Chase JP Morgan for 25 years. She started as a teller, went to Retail Banking and moved her way up to become a Team Leader in the Central Branch Investigation Unit handling operational issues and procedures. She then moved to the Auto Finance Division of Chase and became an AVP in Quality Control in the Auto Division. Valerie left Chase in 2014 due to operations being moved out of state whereas, she became a stay at home mom to raise her daughter.
Valerie is a graduate of Farmingdale University Computer Information Systems/English, resides in Massapequa, New York with her husband and daughter. She enjoys spending time with her family and making hand-stamped jewelry.