Autumn 2006 Activity: Susan Valentine Heads Professional Development Services

Susan Valentine has been appointed vice president of ACT’s Professional Development Services (PDS). PDS produces and delivers more than 600,000 professional certification and licensure exams each year for more than 30 programs. In addition, PDS is responsible for WorkKeys development and oversees the ACT Center™ network, which operates more than 230 Centers nationwide.

Valentine previously served as a senior vice president at Isles, Inc., a nonprofit organization that focuses on developing more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities through programs including education, life skills and job training for at-risk youth, parent education, financial literacy training, community leadership development, and environmental health and education.

She also worked for 25 years at Educational Testing Service, where her positions included Executive Director, Assessment Division; Executive Director, Teaching and Learning Division; Deputy Director and General Manager, Center for Professional Assessment (COPA); Deputy Director for Administration and Division Director, School and Higher Education Programs; and Director, Test Production Services. She has a bachelor’s degree in literature from Kirkland College.