Name: Valeria Blades
Lives in: Gordonville
Family: Husband, Tom; daughters, Lydia, Grace.
Job: Director of operations at Court Appointed Special Advocates.
What do you like most about the area? Small town atmosphere where I've made great friends.
Favorite food: Desserts.
Best advice: Live life based on the theory that kindness is contagious.
Person you most admire: Parents.
What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy a beach house.
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