Valerie Hyer is the Acting Director of the Charter Schools Office in the School District of Manatee County, Florida and currently serves as the Vice-President on the board of the Florida Association of Charter School Authorizers (FACSA) board. During her 28 years in public education in Florida, Dr. Hyer has served as a charter school authorizer, a secondary school counselor, and a music educator. She also as served as an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Argosy University, Sarasota.