Val Schroeder teaches at Stanwood High School where she has served as newspaper and yearbook advisor. Val has worked as a stringer for the Stanwood Camano News, a staff writer for American Adventures and AJW Publishing, and an outreach coordinator for Washington Trails Association. She volunteers as a public relations coordinator for Pilchuck Wildlife Center and Friends of Camano Island Parks, and is a founder and coordinator of the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project.