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transcript  Meet Valerie Taylor

[Music]

[On-screen text that says, "Valerie Taylor, First Assistant Chief Probation Officer"]

[Photo of Valerie Taylor]

Narrator: Join us on Wednesday, March 11th for the Sixth Annual Massachusetts Trial Court Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. The theme is Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.

[Image of the event's promotional poster, which says: "The Sixth Annual Massachusetts Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. March 11, 2026. Hosted by: The Massachusetts Trial Court & Massasoit Community College."]

This year's event, which is in collaboration with Massasoit Community College, will be held at the Skating Club of Boston. We are honoring 10 trailblazing women. 

[Photo of the front steps of Massasoit Community College. B-roll of the inside of the Skating Club of Boston with on-screen text that says, "750 University Avenue, Norwood, Massachusetts."]

Introducing honoree Valerie Taylor, Middlesex Probate and Family First Assistant Chief Probation Officer.

[Photos of Valerie Taylor inside a courthouse.]

[Recording of Valerie Taylor speaking in her office. On screen text says, "Valerie Taylor, First Assistant Chief Probation Officer.']

Valerie Taylor: Thank you so much. It's truly an honor and a privilege to receive this award.

When thinking about sustainability, we must first think about building an inclusive community, and that's more than just opening doors. It is ensuring that when people walk through those doors, they are seen, heard, valued, and empowered.

[Text scrolls at the bottom of the screen that says, "Women's History Month Conference | Wednesday, March 11 | Skating Club of Boston | 750 University Avenue | Norwood, Massachusetts"]

Whether we are strengthening our policies, our vision, our community relationships, we are doing the essential work of sustainability. Two, sustainability is not just keeping the core in place. It's about creating a social structure that is strong enough to withhold crises, but flexible enough to grow with our vision. 

[Jazz music. Photos of Valerie Taylor at work at the courthouse.]

[Image of the event poster that says "Register Here: The Sixth Annual Massachusetts Women's History Month Ceremony and Conference. Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future. March 11, 2026. Hosted by: The Massachusetts Trial Court & Massasoit Community College." QR code that leads to an Event Registration Link.]

[Image of the Trial Court seal]

[On screen text that says, "Coria Holland, Communications Director/Spokesperson, The Massachusetts Probation Service"]