Assistant Adjutant General-Support, Florida
Brigadier General Valeria Gonzalez-Kerr is the Assistant Adjutant General-Support for the Florida Army National Guard. She is responsible for assisting the Adjutant General in managing the force regarding manning, training, equipping and stationing to ensure the Florida Army National Guard remains an accessible and relevant force. In addition, General Gonzalez-Kerr has responsibilities in support programs such as Force Protection, Community Outreach, Sexual Assault Response Coordination, Equal Opportunity, Education Programs, Resilience Programs, Personnel Boards, and more. Furthermore, General Gonzalez-Kerr maintains a rapid, responsive and appropriate Defense Support to Civil Authorities support force, ready and relevant in times of emergencies.
General Gonzalez-Kerr began her military career in 1984 when she was commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. She entered into active duty in the United States Army in 1986 as an Army Reserve Quartermaster Officer. While on active duty, she served as Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Assistant Battalion Supply Officer with the 3rd Support Battalion (Forward) in Schweinfurt, Germany until 1989. She later transferred into the Florida National Guard in 1990. General Gonzalez-Kerr deployed as Commander of the 927th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion to Iraq in 2007. In addition, General Gonzalez-Kerr served as Commander of the Homestead-based 50th Regional Support Group and Director of Human Resources for the Florida National Guard.
1985 University of Puerto Rico, Bachelor in Business Administration, Bayamon,
Puerto Rico
2004 Touro University International, Masters in Business Administration,
Vallejo, California
2012 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1. January 1986 - June 1986, Student, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course,
Fort Lee, Virginia
2. July 1986 - July1989, Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Assistant
Battalion Supply Officer, 3rd Support Battalion (Forward), Schweinfurt Germany
3. August 1990 - December 1990, Platoon Leader, 149th General Supply Company,
Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
4. January 1991 - November 1992, Detachment Commander, 50th Supply & Service
Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
5. November 1992 - November 1993, S-1, 50th Supply & Service Battalion, Florida
Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
6. November 1993 - April 1996, Counter Intelligence Officer, 260th Military
Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
7. May 1996 - April 1997, Language Support Officer, 260th Military Intelligence
Battalion (Linguist), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
8. May 1997 - February 1998, S-2, 260th Military Intelligence Battalion
(Linguist), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
9. February 1998 - August 1999, S-1, 260th Military Intelligence Battalion
(Linguist), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
10. September 1999 - August 2000, Personnel Management Officer, 50th Area
Support Group, Florida Army National Guard, Homestead, Florida
11. September 2000 - December 2002, Florida National Guard, Operations and
Training Officer, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Florida Army National
Guard, Saint Augustine, Florida
12. January 2003 - December 2003, Executive Officer, Battalion, 260th Military
Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), Florida Army National Guard, Miami, Florida
13. January 2004 - December 2004, Secretary of the General Staff, Joint Force
Headquarters, Florida Army National Guard, Saint Augustine, Florida
14. January 2005 - December 2005, Assistant Chief of Staff, Florida Army
National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Saint Augustine, Florida
15. January 2006- April 2007, Commander, 927th Combat Sustainment Support
Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, Starke, Florida
16. April 2007 - April 2008, Battalion Commander, 927th Combat Sustainment
Support Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, (IRAQ)
17. April 2008 - October 2008, Commander, 927th Combat Sustainment Support
Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, Starke, Florida
18. November 2008 - July 2011, Director of Human Resources, Joint Force
Headquarters, Florida Army National Guard, Saint Augustine, Florida
19. July 2011- February 2014, Florida National Guard, Commander, 50th Regional
Support Group, Florida Army National Guard, Homestead, Florida
20. February 2014 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Support, Joint Force
Headquarters, Florida Army National Guard, Saint Augustine, Florida
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oaf Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal Campaign Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Florida Governor's Meritorious Unit Citation
Florida Distinguished Service Medal
Florida Service Medal
Florida Meritorious Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Florida Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Florida State Active Duty Ribbon (with1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Parachutist Badge
She is the State Quartermaster in the Department of Military Affairs, for the state of Florida. She functions as the secondary department liaison with the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget. She advises The Adjutant General and command group on issues relating to funds, personnel, property, facilities, and policies and provides budget analyses and interpretations as necessary to properly direct the agencies budget of over $60 million, following Florida Statutes.
Second Lieutenant 1 June 1984
First Lieutenant 31 May 1987
Captain 2 April 1991
Major 22 October 1999
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2004
Colonel 31 July 2009
Brigadier General 29 October 2015
(Current as of February 2016)