Valerie Cole, the IPRI Director of Web Art, is our youngest and probably most talented team member. Born and raised on a small farm in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ms. Cole made a career of quitting learning environments that have not lived up to her high standards and expectations and ended up being home-schooled. Valerie was given her first computer when she was seven years old and has been working on one ever since. She began her professional life long before she graduated from high school.

Now 20, Ms. Valerie Cole has around 5 years of professional web design experience and 4 years web graphics/new media experience. In the fall 2002, Valerie will continue her academic career as a New Media student at the Rochester Institute of Technology

A consummate professional web artist, and undoubtedly a perfectionist, Ms. Cole does not "feel that extremely talented", nor even extremely creative. She believes that her major talents are "determination, discipline and constant motion toward .. [her] goals".

Well, the IPRI team begs to differ. Yes, we all admire Ms. Cole's determination, discipline, patience, and work ethics, but we are just as highly impressed with her creative talents. Her artistic talents make us feel both a little jealous, and extremely fortunate to have her on our stuff. To see Ms. Cole's work exhibited in the IPRI gallery, which she designed and of which she is the curator, please click here.

> Ms. Cole's Resume

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Visit Ms. Cole's Websites:
http://www.blue-fan.com