Jill Valentino
Contributor
JILL is an educator, freelance writer, essayist, tutor, and educational video and teaching materials creator. Since 2015, she has had a variety of personal essays and informational pieces published in Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Country Living, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Woman's Day, and Hudson Valley Parent magazine. She has taught third grade, fourth grade, and kindergarten through sixth grade enrichment, math intervention, and reading intervention throughout a two-decade career in public education and considers herself a “lifelong lover of learning.”
Jill currently attends SUNY New Paltz and is working toward her K-12 school building leader and school district leader certifications. Professionally, she hopes to move into public school administration within the next year or two.
Jill is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley region of New York. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to classic rock music, attending concerts, reading biographies, and most of all, spending time with her family. She is happily married to her husband with whom she shares one teenage and one tween-age daughter.
To read Jill’s musings on a variety of topics including parenting, education, classic rock, books, creativity, and even a few novice attempts at writing poetry, visit her website (see button below).
Statement: Sanctuary magazine is a unique, empowering, and highly informative read. I step into the role of ‘contributor’ feeling both proud and excited to be part of such an accomplished team. It is both an honor and a privilege to work alongside such intelligent, successful and hardworking women, and I look forward to the journey ahead.
Jill currently attends SUNY New Paltz and is working toward her K-12 school building leader and school district leader certifications. Professionally, she hopes to move into public school administration within the next year or two.
Jill is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley region of New York. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to classic rock music, attending concerts, reading biographies, and most of all, spending time with her family. She is happily married to her husband with whom she shares one teenage and one tween-age daughter.
To read Jill’s musings on a variety of topics including parenting, education, classic rock, books, creativity, and even a few novice attempts at writing poetry, visit her website (see button below).
Statement: Sanctuary magazine is a unique, empowering, and highly informative read. I step into the role of ‘contributor’ feeling both proud and excited to be part of such an accomplished team. It is both an honor and a privilege to work alongside such intelligent, successful and hardworking women, and I look forward to the journey ahead.
