About Lillian Valdez

Lillian is the Practice Building Consultant for all Academy members in the northern half of the United States. She consults and advises members as they implement Academy systems. Lillian solves problems, targets areas of concern and makes recommendations. In essence, she helps members achieve their practice building goals.

Professional Experience

Lillian has over five years experience in customer service and project management. Before joining the Academy, she worked as an office manager for a small two attorney office in San Francisco, California where she performed administrative and customer service duties. While attending the University of California at Berkeley, Lillian was employed by Scientific Learning Corporation as assistant manager of the Learning Center, where she worked with learning and language disabled children using the company's various software training programs. In addition, she assisted in hosting weekly informational seminars for parents in the local area.

Education

Lillian attended the University of California at Berkeley, where she created her own major entitled Images of Self in the Contemporary World, under the Interdisciplinary Field Studies Department. The decision to emphasize her education in the study of self identity was prompted by her interest in psychoanalysis as well as the cross-cultural behavior of adolescents and minorities. She plans on continuing her education by enrolling in a Master's Program in either Educational Counseling or Public Health.

Personal

Lillian was born and raised in southern California, and lived 6 years in the Bay Area before moving to San Diego one year ago. In her spare time, she enjoys watching foreign movies, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels, trying new restaurants and traveling. Lillian feels strongly about the humane treatment of animals, is a vegetarian, and has an adorable Siamese kitty named Max.