V.K. Fields & Co.

    V.K. Fields & Co. was originally founded in 1997, by company CEO Valerie K. Fields. The public relations, marketing, and copywriting firm specializes in five distinct areas of business:  1) copywriting and marketing communications, 2) public relations and media relations for small to mid-size and corporate clients, 3) multimedia marketing consulting 4) marketing and ministry relations for churches, evangelical organizations and other non-profits, and 5) an online Speakers Bureau featuring local, regional, and national personalities from various sectors of the media, business, technical, non-profit and corporate communities. V.K. Fields & Co. is based in Raleigh, NC.

    Chief Executive Officer Valerie K. Fields has an extensive background in journalism, marketing, and public relations and has worked for some of the world’s most well-known organizations including Walt Disney World Resort, McDonald’s Corp., and the Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities of North Carolina. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a special emphasis in Public Relations.

     Prior to starting her own public relations and copywriting firm, Valerie successfully freelanced in copywriting and public relations for various clients, including the nationally syndicated television program “BridgeBuilders” with host Les Brown, the Atlanta Empowerment Zone project, and Kushell Associates Inc., a franchise development company.

    Valerie recently obtained a Bachelor of Theology from New Covenant Bible Institute in Raleigh and has recently completed coursework for her Master of Theology. She also teaches as an adjunct professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Valerie and the V.K. Fields & Co. team are recipients of three Triangle Business Journal awards including: “Women in Business,” “Excellence in Mentoring,” and “40 Under 40” Business Leadership; in addition, the firm won the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Business of the Year’ award for small business in Spring 2005.