Valarie Pearce is an author and an educator. She is committed to the elevation and empowerment of burgeoning leaders, through teaching social-emotional competencies. She earned her M.Ed. in curriculum development and oversees the creation of the Friendzy print and digital curriculum content, scope and sequence, and has oversight on the Friendzy Professional Development series. Valarie is an author of four children’s books and is currently working on a young adult fiction novel. As a leader Valarie believes in spreading a message of faith, hope, love, and transformation. More on her work can be found at https://www.friendzy.co/ and https://www.imarapublishing.com/

Session: Culturally Responsive Classrooms