Ms. Valentine was formerly the Chief Executive Officer for Clark County, Nevada. Clark County is currently the 15th most populous county in the United States and provides regional and municipal-type services to over 2 million residents. In her position as the County’s Chief Executive Officer, she was charged with carrying out the policies established by the seven-member Board of County Commissioners. She provides administrative oversight for 38 diverse and geographically dispersed departments and agencies (including McCarran International Airport, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, and the Clark County Water Reclamation District), and more than 12,100 full-time and 4,000 part-time employees. Approximately 900,000 residents live in the unincorporated area which includes the urban area including the Las Vegas Strip and several rural towns.

She previously served as an Assistant County Manager and was the Las Vegas City Manager prior to joining the county.

Ms. Valentine is a registered professional civil engineer and spent several years of her career working on a variety of wastewater, flood control, and transportation projects for national engineering firms. She was the first Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and developed all the District’s programs and managed development of the first master flood control plan for Clark County.

She has been a Clark County resident for over 30 years and is involved in several community organizations.