Valerie McDonald-Roberts is an American politician. She has served as a school board representative, manager of Allegheny County’s Real Estate Department, Recorder of Deeds, and director of the Neighborhood Empowerment Department of Pittsburgh.
Community and political experiences
Roberts served on the
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
school board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
from 1989 to 1993, including one year as president. In 1994 she was elected to Pittsburgh
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
, becoming the first
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
woman to hold that position. During her time on council, she was
President Pro-tempre and chairperson of the Financial and Budget Committee. Her main issues while serving on the City Council board included
urban redevelopment
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...
, education, minority rights, and budgetary issues. In 2001, she was elected Allegheny County
Recorder of Deeds
Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over ...
. When the office was eliminated in 2008, Roberts was appointed the manager of county's Department of Real Estate.
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Education
Roberts earned a B.S. in Medical Technology
Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of liv ...
and an M.S. in Forsenic Chemistry
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, both from the University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...
, both summa cum laude.
Campaign for Allegheny County Controller
Roberts was a candidate for the 2011 Democratic nomination for the Allegheny County controller's office.Chelsa Wagner
Chelsa L. Wagner (born July 24, 1977) is an American politician currently serving as a Judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. She previously served as the Allegheny County Controller. She resigned her position at the beginning of 2 ...
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References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Women in Pennsylvania politics
University of Pittsburgh alumni
2008 United States presidential electors
Pennsylvania Democrats
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American politicians