Ms. Valladares is a double Eagle, with a B.S. degree in chemistry with a minor in biology and an M.S. degree in earth science.
On March 3, 2020, she became the first Latina elected to the Durham Public Schools Board of Education and was officially sworn into office on July 7, 2020. Currently, she is director of the Community Collaboration with East Coast Migrant Head Start, which involves leading a team that designs and coordinates agency-wide community assessments across ten states. She engages community members and stakeholders around the issues, priorities and opportunities that matter to families.
She was sworn in on September 28, 2022.