Valerie Birkeland received her Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Salisbury University. Eager both to teach and coach, she has experience designing curriculum lesson plans for all levels of mathematics classes, and is formerly the mathematics, science and digital literacy teacher at the Lucy School in Middletown, MD. She also taught briefly in the Wicomico County Public Schools. Ms. Birkeland lives in Centreville with her husband Brian and their majestic dog Amelia.