Leadership
Valerie Harkins
Executive Director
Valerie has worked in the Maternity Housing and Pregnancy Help ministry since 2006 and joined the Heartbeat Team as Executive Director of the Maternity Housing Coalition in 2021. A social worker by training, Valerie specializes in Anti-Violence Public Education and Attachment Theory. She has experience with operating pregnancy centers and maternity homes as well as designing supportive programs for single mothers across the city for the duration of raising their children. Valerie has a passion for empowering children through education and women through opportunity. Her heart's desire is to see women know and love Jesus as King.
Advisory Council
MHC council members lend their experience and insight to advise the well-being of maternity housing programs across the country via the Advisory Council. The Maternity Housing Coalition is a pillar of Heartbeat International to support the needs of maternity homes in various stages of development ranging from start-ups to well-established homes. The MHC seeks to have a diverse representation from the many staffing models, programs, catholic & evangelical faith backgrounds, and sizes of maternity homes across the country.