Leadership
The many faces of Miss Val. She’s often asked to portray different characters at local events.
Valerie McElvy
Valerie McElvy “Miss Val” is the founder, operator and director of We’re at YOUR Service. She lives and breathes community service. Valerie originally founded and operated We’re at YOUR Service from 1988 - 1993, when the organization operated as a craft, antique and office services emporium.
Prior to re-launching We’re at YOUR Service in 2021, Valerie worked at the Franklin Center of Beaver County in various capacities for nearly 20 years. She was the Director and Field Coordinator for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and the originator of the Professional Outfitters and Variety Shoppe program. Valerie was also the Property Manager for the organization.
Her many and varied community service activities and experiences made Valerie realize her dream of operating We’re at YOUR Service as a needs assistance and job preparation resource for Beaver County residents. Some of Valerie’s experiences are listed here.
There’s a lot more, but this shows the vast extent of Valerie’s community service over many decades. Her love for helping others is the momentum behind We’re at YOUR Service.
· New Brighton Borough Council member.
· Board member of New Brighton Business District Authority.
· Project Coordinator of New Brighton’s five-year Abstinence Grant, where she planned and presented parent workshops. She founded the Abstinence Club Chic Clique.
· On-call substitute teacher’s aide for the New Brighton Area School District.
· Tutoring in local elementary schools through multicultural storytelling with Dr. Donald Sheffield’s Dare to Excel program.
· Former member (and now honorary member) of the New Brighton Junior Women’s Club, where she also chaired many committees at all levels of the organization.
· Former board member of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce.
· Former Parent Advisory Committee chair for Title I for the New Brighton Area School District.
· Former member of the New Brighton Area School District’s Strategic Planning Committee, the Long-Range Planning Commission and the community advisory committee
· Worked for Big Brothers Big Sisters Beaver County as a case worker and liaison for at-risk children in the New Brighton Middle School.