Valerie Little 

Valerie was appointed to the Corporation in December 2016.  Valerie’s background is as a Public Health Specialist.  She has served as a Board Executive Director of health authorities for 18 years, latterly as Director of Public Health in Dudley from 2002 to 2014.  She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust. She is a member of the Board of Care & Repair England. She holds a BSc (Hons) from Bristol University, a DipSocAdmin from London School of Economics, a MSocSci and MPH from Birmingham University. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Faculty of Public Health. Valerie was born and went to school in Dudley and currently lives in the Borough.  She serves on the Corporation’s Standards Committee, Remuneration Committee and Search Committee.  She is also a Member of Dudley Academies Trust.