Valyncia has been employed with the State of Oklahoma for 13yrs. For the past 10yrs she has served as a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist and now Programs Manager with the Oklahoma State Department of Rehabilitation Services. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) in the field. Valyncia holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a graduate degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Langston University. In addition to full-time employment with OKDRS, she is employed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Counselor Supervisor (LPC-Supervisor). She is committed to being a practitioner for persons with mental, physical and health disabilities and is an ally for individuals of marginalized groups/populations.
Volunteering time, talent and resources is the cornerstone of Valyncia’s character. She is an active church worker with the youth children’s ministry as well as serving on boards of various mental health and vocational rehabilitation organizations. Valyncia makes her home in Tulsa, OK with her husband Rondale, they share three beautiful children.
