Valerie Smaltini

EVP, Production Operations

Valerie Fisher Smaltini began her career as audio assistant at a post mixing house, learning all aspects of television operations.  She spent 10 years at Food Network’s New York headquarters heading up production operations. After Food, she managed various projects for clients including DIY, Lidia Bastinach and PBS, and at indie production companies, New Animal Productions and Tapestry International, where she was part of the Emmy award winning team of Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye. She has served as adjunct faculty at Brookdale Community College, where she taught multi-camera production. Smaltini is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School.