Valerie Holton, Ph.D.
CEO
CUMU
Professional Bio
Valerie Holton serves as chief executive officer for CUMU. She brings over 25 years of experience in and across universities and non-profit organizations, as a faculty member, administrator, Fulbright Senior Scholar, practitioner, and consultant. Valerie has developed and strengthened internal and external partnerships to advance strategic and operational imperatives to deepening our public mission. Valerie’s scholarship draws on her professional experience by examining organizational change and impact.
Valerie has served as CUMU’s senior fellow, facilitated its strategic planning processes, developed and led the Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award, and guided the early development of CUMU’s partnership with the Democracy Collaborative, which later expanded into the Anchor Learning Network. After serving as an author and guest editor, she served as the editor of Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ) from 2016 to 2023.
Valerie holds a B.A. in psychology from The College of William & Mary, and a masters and Ph.D. in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She continues to teach courses with National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University in Taipei, Taiwan.
Valerie has served as CUMU’s senior fellow, facilitated its strategic planning processes, developed and led the Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award, and guided the early development of CUMU’s partnership with the Democracy Collaborative, which later expanded into the Anchor Learning Network. After serving as an author and guest editor, she served as the editor of Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ) from 2016 to 2023.
Valerie holds a B.A. in psychology from The College of William & Mary, and a masters and Ph.D. in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She continues to teach courses with National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University in Taipei, Taiwan.
Institution/Organization
Parent: CUMU