Shannon Rutter Valentine was born on January 31,1959 and served as the Secretary of Transportation for Virginia from 2018 to 2022.
11 Facts About Shannon Valentine
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Shannon Valentine was appointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor Ralph Northam in January 2018, and oversaw a $5 billion multimodal transportation system crossing seven agencies with more than 10,000 employees.
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Shannon Valentine led bipartisan efforts to create transparent government, expand clean energy production, and invest in intercity passenger rail service for the first time in Virginia's history.
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Shannon Valentine led the bipartisan, legislative effort to invest in intercity rail for the first time in Virginia's history, resulting in the Northeast Regional Rail Service.
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Shannon Valentine was appointed by Governor Timothy Kaine to serve on the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council, the lead agency that manages early intervention for infants and children.
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In January 2018, Shannon Valentine was appointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor Ralph Northam.
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Shannon Valentine was born in Wilmington, Delaware and is married to Dr Carl Michael Shannon Valentine.
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Shannon Valentine graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's in economics.
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Shannon Valentine graduated from the Sorensen Institute for Political leadership and completed an Education for Ministry certificate course through Sewanee University's School of Theology.
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Shannon Valentine was named 2017 Transportation Woman of the Year by WTS Central Virginia Chapter.
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Shannon Valentine has been honored with the Humanitarian Award by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Democracy in Action Award by the League of Women Voters, Freedom Fighter Award by the NAACP, Woman of the Year in Government by the YWCA, and the Commonwealth Autism Services Award.