Dr. 瓦莱克获得了博士学位.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding 研究生 University, 以及人类发展硕士学位. She also has an MS in Organization Behavior from the 加州职业心理学院 (CSPP). She went to college at the University of 加州 in Santa Cruz where she received a BA in 心理学 and Religious Studies. 20多年了, she has taught grad classes in organization studies at CSPP's 组织心理学 doctoral and masters programs in change and development, 组织理论, 系统和可持续性, 领导, 和研究.

Dr. Valek's first career was in television - where she started as an artist before becoming a television art director for the NBC affiliate in 夫勒斯诺市- winning many awards. During that time, she went back to graduate school. 受过组织研究方面的教育, 她成了一名教练, 主持人, 高管培训师, 顾问, 主持人, OD, 陪审团顾问, 图形辅助器. She has managed a training center for a county, 做过组织顾问, 训练有素的罐头厂工人, 与家族企业合作, 帮助公司建立团队, 与许多非营利组织合作, was a full-time faculty in Organizational 领导, 在全球范围内工作, and spent 3 years with a hospital system as an OD. 当前的ly she serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Organization Development Practitioner journal (peer-reviewed).

Dr. Valek's grandparents were born in the Czech Republic and immigrated to the US. In her immediate family, she was the first to graduate from college or earn a doctorate.