Valerie A. Stakes is an accomplished safety and health professional with more than 20 years of experience working in the construction, aviation and manufacturing industries. Currently, she is a safety engineer at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in San Diego, California, where she champions health and wellness initiatives and their connection to total worker health and safety. When not onsite, Stakes can be found be found on her bike, running trails, in the pool or ocean or on a yoga mat.