Dr. Valerie Wolfe Mahfood has served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 30 years as a correctional officer, offender grievance investigator, and currently within the Access to Courts program. She is a primary member of the Safe Prison and Extortion Teams. In this, she routinely investigates allegations of staff misconduct, offender extortion, gang activity, physical assault, and sexual abuse. Along with a doctorate in criminal justice, Valerie also has doctorate in organizational development and change, as well as a master's in business administration.