As senior vice president of retail divisions for The Kroger Co., Valerie oversees our Retail Operations team and 10 grocery retail divisions, including Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas, Dillons, Harris Teeter, Houston, Fry’s, Louisville, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic and Nashville, where she leads the team to deliver a Full, Fresh and Friendly experience for Every Customer, Every Time!

She was named 2018 Woman Executive of the Year by The Shelby Report and won the CCEJ Humanitarian Award. She’s a two-time Progressive Grocer Top Women in Grocery honoree, being named a “Rising Star” in 2012 and “Senior Level Executive” in 2021.

Valerie began her career with the Fry’s Division in 1987 as a clerk. Over the past 38 years, she has held several leadership roles, including assistant store director, category manager, Drug/GM coordinator, General Office Seasonal manager, assistant director of Drug/GM and director of Drug/GM, as well as district manager in the Fry’s Division. In 2012, Valerie moved to the Mid-Atlantic Division to serve as vice president of Merchandising before moving to the Ralphs Division in 2013 to serve as vice president, Merchandising, and later division president in 2016. She was promoted to group vice president of Center Store Merchandising in 2018 and to her current role in 2021.