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Washington, DC-based Federal Bureau of Investigation has Promoted Valerie Parlave as Executive Assistant Director of Human Resources Branch
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The FBI is an intelligence-driven national security and law enforcement agency. Our mission is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. We provide investigative expertise, intelligence, resources and training to domestic and international agencies and partners. Our mission is simple, but our work is complex. We have a diverse culture of employees who work together to accomplish our goals. A career at the FBI provides the opportunity to work with the best of the best. The FBI consists of more than 36,000 Special Agents and professional staff who work across the globe to protect the United States from terrorism, espionage, cyberattacks and major criminal threats. At the FBI, you will bring your analytical and problem-solving skills, your integrity and your leadership experience to tackle some of the toughest challenges of our age. This opportunity should not be taken lightly. Your ability to adapt to changing situations and to communicate clearly will help keep our nation safe. An FBI career requires significant commitment and dedication, but it`s a career like no other — and an experience you`ll never forget.
About the Person
Valerie Parlave is the Executive Assistant Director of Human Resources Branch at Federal Bureau of Investigation. She leads the Bureau’s human capital needs and oversee its Human Resources, Training, and Security Divisions. Parlave most recently served as the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office (WFO). She began her career as a Special Agent with the FBI in 1991. She first reported to the Las Vegas Division, where she conducted violent crime and fugitive investigations until February 1993, when she was assigned to the division’s violent gang and drug squad. In that role, she coordinated two violent gang and drug task forces, led task force investigations, supervised undercover buys, executed felony warrants, conducted wiretap investigations, and acted as an undercover agent. In August 2000, she was promoted to supervisory special agent in the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) to develop operational policies and strategic planning. Parlave was named an Assistant Inspector in the Office of Inspections in July 2002 and analysed division and field office performance. When she transferred to the Miami Division in December 2003, she supervised a violent gang squad and was promoted to assistant special agent in charge in September 2006. In July 2008, she was named section chief of the Employee Development and Selection Program in the Human Resources Division. While there, she managed employee and leadership development and the promotion process for special agents, intelligence analysts, and the Senior Executive Service. She then served as the acting special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office Criminal Division in March 2010, until she was appointed special agent in charge of the Little Rock Division in June. Parlave was promoted in February 2012 to Deputy Assistant Director in CID and was responsible for leading the violent crime, criminal enterprise, special operations, and southwest border programs.
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