Dr. Valerie E. D. Sims
Born in Stockton, California, Dr. Valerie E. D. Sims lives in Stockton, California. She was a devoted and loving wife to Elder Billy Sims for 48 years until his demise on September 1, 2024. She is a mother, grandmother, godmother, and college graduate of the following degrees: AA in Fashion Design, BA in Psychology, master’s in clinical counseling/Pastoral Counseling, Master of Divinity with a major in Religious Counseling, Master’s in Philosophy with an emphasis in Psychology (2020), Doctorate of Divinity with a major in Theology, and holds several Teaching Credentials. She completed her second Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Walden University in 2024.
Dr. Sims attends Glad Tidings COGIC in Hayward California, under Bishop J.W. Macklin Pastor and Jurisdictional prelate. In 2013 Dr. Sims was appointed as supervisor of Women for Belize Central America Jurisdiction and in 2024 she was appointed as the Supervisor of Kenya Third Impact Jurisdiction. Dr. Sims serves on the International Women’s Department Educational board. She is a national licensed Evangelist Missionary with the Church of God in Christ Inc., and was appointed in 1998 under Bishop C. D. Owens and Mother Willie Mae Rivers. She is the Director for the Special Needs & Deaf Ministry for the Church of God in Christ Inc.
Dr. Sims is the founder of V.B.R. Foundation Inc. a foster care Agency and Counseling program for families and children. The corporate office is in Tracy, CA and the sub office is in Elk Grove. In 2020 she developed an outpatient substance abuse program under The Department of Health Care Services. In September 2025 she released her first research book titled, Aged-Out Foster Youths’ Exposure to Spiritual Foster Homes and Transition into Adulthood.