26-year-old Valerie LaForge, grew up on a ranch in Northern California. In college, she played soccer while earning a master’s degree in business management. during college, Val completed Marine Officer candidate school in Virginia, graduating 1st of 400+ in physical fitness. During her Master’s program, Valerie traveled to Japan, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Philippines (where she learned to surf) and New Zealand, where she played semi-pro soccer, and discovered skateboarding.

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