Val Delaney

Val Delaney brings both an entrepreneurial spirit and more than 35 years of association, operations, and project management experience to The Valisade Group team. Her focus on customer service, project management, process improvement, and accounting and financial management has led to her success in working with both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. Val has led 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 associations such as The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, Construction Owners Association of America, and Association of Destination Management Executives International in the areas of operations and infrastructure, accounting and finance, membership and chapter service, training and education, governance, database management, website development, convention sales, publications, in-house graphic design, visitor center messaging and management, special events planning and execution, awards program development and management, warehousing and distribution, facility management, and volunteer and staff training and development. She has planned meetings, conferences, and conventions ranging in size from 25 to 20,000 attendees; developed and managed budgets ranging in size from $400K to $24M; and managed website and technology solutions for both not-for-profit and for-profit institutions.