Joe Valent
FOUNDER & DirECTOR
Joe was raised in a small community where giving your time, and giving back — was always the right thing to do. After he graduated from Miami University in political science, Mr. Valent was encouraged to make a positive impact in local communities. His experience in congressional campaigning; and local, state, and federal level public affairs, led him to discover that real change happens best at the local level. Joe is married to his wife, Kate — they have three children, and happily live in Lucas, Texas.
He believes through the corporal works of mercy, that empowering and serving low-income mothers-to-be and families with young children, is one of the the most important and overlooked issue facing local communities today.
During the Christmas season, Joe provides professional Santa visits to help fundraise for St. Nicholas Charities. You can book a Santa visit at SantaValent.com.
Kate Valent
DirECTOR
Kate Valent is an accomplished litigator in the Dallas-Fort-Worth area that focuses her practice on commercial litigation, professional liability, and employment litigation matters.
Kate brings experience as a board member with the Treasured Vessels Foundation — a clinically therapeutic aftercare program for survivors of domestic sex trafficking. Kate resides in Lucas, Texas with her husband Joe and three children.
Tom Valent
DirECTOR
Tom Valent is a Civil Construction Engineer, and owner of Gerace Construction in Midland, Michigan. He served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Combat Corp. of Engineers from 1971-1973. He brings over 40 years of nonprofit work — as the Dean of Santa's at the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, and in 1986, building and still currently maintaining a Santa House for families in Michigan.