Valerie Beck

Val joined PBI's board in 2007 after years of volunteer work. She is a professional copywriter and graphic designer who helps PBI with its marketing communications. A serious amateur photographer, she became impassioned about polar bear conservation after seeing them in the wild in Churchill, Manitoba. She is a champion for all critters, but keeps special places in her heart and conscience for domestic dogs, polar bears, wolves, moose, and cougars. On the human side of things, she is passionate about literacy for young children, which spells their future. She supports Book Trust, a nonprofit that funds the choice and ownership of books for children in poverty. She also supports First in Family, a scholarship and mentorship program for teens who are striving to be the first in their families to attend college. Val lives with her husband, Dick, and springer spaniel, Windsor, in Bozeman, Montana.