She worked as the central staff member for the City of Nakhodka on this agreement. In 1993. Valentina immigrated to the United States at the request of Western Washington University and the City of Bellingham to enhance the Sister City program. Because of Valentinas hard work on this project. Bellingham and Nakhodka now have a vibrant Sister City agreement that has flourished in recent years with many valuable exchanges between the local governments. businesses and the citizens of these two communities. Valentina worked as a Professor of Russian at Western Washington University. and had recently completed work on a new text book for teaching the Russian language. She was loved by her students. and her home always had visitors from either the University or the many Russian immigrants that call Bellingham and Whatcom County home. She was always willing to help those in the community that were in need of assistance with a government agency. a school or those that just needed something translated. She also held events at the University and parties at her home to celebrate the rich Russian culture.
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