Valerie Fields The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Valerie "VK" Fields has taught at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2007, regularly teaching courses in public relations writing, crisis communication, and strategic writing. She has worked in PR for some of the world's most well-known organizations including Walt Disney World Resort, McDonald's Corporation Regional Headquarters and the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities of North Carolina. 

Fields is the founder and chief executive of PR Pros, LLC, an award-winning public relations and content creation agency in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2018, she received the Michael L. Herman "Excellence in Mentoring" award from the North Carolina Public Relations Society of America and in 2019 became a certified crisis communication specialist by the national Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) industry group. In 2023, Fields was honored with the Power 100 Award as one of the top 100 most influential business leaders in North Carolina, presented by Black Business Ink.