Valerie Johnson Morris is the receptionist at Hamilton Place Strategies where she manages the front desk and handles incoming calls and guests to the office.

She has a 30-year career in office management and administrative assistance. Most recently, she served as Executive Administrator for The Arc of DC, a non-profit organization providing advocacy and services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, managing all administrative workflow for the Executive Director, oversight of receptionist function and managing all administrative functions for the Board of Directors.

Prior to that, she served as Executive Assistant to the CEO of Home Visits by Lipton Health, assisting in the creation and management of a startup to transition physicians’ office staff to concierge services. Valerie also worked for Lipton Corporate Child Care Centers effectively handling multiple roles as office manager, executive assistant to the President and key coordinator on special projects for senior staff for over 11 years until acquisition of the company by Bright Horizons.

Valerie graduated from Western High School in Baltimore City and attended The Ohio State University. She is an avid sports fan and loves games and game shows. She is gloriously married with children and lives with her family in Maryland.