Writer.
Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher.
Facilitator.
Leadership Coach.
Welcome! I’m Valerie.
I transformed my mid-life identity crisis into my calling—and you can, too!
Now I transform and empower diverse leaders and teams—including Black women and women of color—in fostering trustworthy, authentic, compassionate, and connected workspaces.
Supporting you with: decades of training, clarity, understanding, integrity, and service grounded in mindfulness, spiritual awakening, social equity, pilgrimage and leadership development.
LOVE IS LIBERATION
Five Contemplations for Daily Ethical Living
A courageous call forward from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Buddhist practitioners to transform the cycle of racial, ethnic, and social suffering through ethical choices and action from a place of belonging and love—the ultimate liberation—in this companion to Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Five Mindfulness Trainings.
Release date: September 22, 2026
Facilitation
Foster a safe, brave, dynamic, and creative work environment that nurtures personal and professional integrity grounded in mindfulness and leadership development.
Leadership Coaching
Unlock your full range of capabilities, creativity, and resources to achieve your personal and professional goals.
Pilgrimage
Travel that renews a sense of life meaning and purpose and supports you in answering the question:
What’s next?
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“As a leadership coach, a teacher and a facilitator Valerie’s presence creates a grounded sense of purpose and calm. She simultaneously embodies both executive leadership and spirituality, a combination of attributes that deeply inspire confidence and also create expansive space for growth.”
Courtney Peterson, PCC
Chief HR Officer, Chief Diversity Officer, Leadership Coach
“My coaching course with Valerie Brown was like being in the presence of an old wise friend. And also,, being in the presence of a deep well, a mirror that reflected what I needed to see, with a depth that was difficult to grasp on my own. Transformative.”
– Dzung X. Vo, MD
