Meet Lori Ana Valentín

Dr. Lori Ana Valentín is an analytical chemist who served the New York State Police at its Forensic Investigation Center in Albany, NY from 2015 – 2022. While with the agency, she managed the internship program and led learning and development, community outreach, and organizational health and wellness. Dedicated to outreach, she served as 2022 Chair of the Eastern New York section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and is a trained Career Consultant and workshop facilitator for ACS.

In 2022 she moved into higher education as Director of Professional Development at the College of Saint Rose. Passionate about wellness and self-care, she leads the organization Radiant Journey, which delivers customized personal and professional development for scientists and engineers. Lori Ana has created and delivered resilience and professional development programs to hundreds of scientists and engineers, empowering them to heal and grow while maintaining a high level of performance.

Professional Organizations:

American Chemical Society (ACS)
The New York Consortium for Higher Education in Prison (NY-CHEP)

Ashely Tubbs

Ph.D. Candidate, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Lori Ana was the first person to show me that self-care is for everyone, including chemists. Before I met her, I was convinced that I was too busy for self-care (and that scientists didn't take breaks)...I have learned an incredible amount about self-advocacy, confidence, and leadership. Lori Ana and I have worked closely to promote self-care for chemists across the world through the Self-Care Sunday series and biannual resilience workshops. She is an incredible mentor, friend, and leader. "

Velda Iskandar

Analytical Chemist, Teknor Apex Company

“Lori Ana is not just a wonderful mentor, but she is definitely an architect of whatever big ideas land on her mind, which is a rare, powerful quality. Lori Ana has overall really inspired me that life is so much bigger than ourselves and what we do, that it’s also essentially on how we can impact and improve the lives of others through our work.”