Former Ballard Spahr Executive Brings Deep Legal and Advisory Expertise to Help Lead Client Strategy
New York, New York – June 3, 2025 – Forrest Solutions, the nation’s premier provider of onsite outsourcing and staffing solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Joanne Valentine as Senior Vice President of Client Relations. A dynamic operations executive with more than two decades of experience, Joanne brings a unique blend of strategic leadership, operational expertise, and cross-sector insight to Forrest Solutions’ expanding client portfolio. She will play a key role in shaping, implementing, and managing transformative client solutions—driving measurable results through the strategic integration of people, processes, and technology.
Joanne joins Forrest Solutions from Ballard Spahr LLP, an Am Law 100 firm, where she served as Director of Administration for the Philadelphia office. In that role, she led all facets of day-to-day operations, including oversight of the firm’s direct support staff, mail and print, hospitality, and facilities services—delivering firm-wide operational improvements and championed initiatives that enhanced service delivery and operational excellence. Her prior leadership roles include Director of Strategic Sourcing & Business Optimization at HBR Consulting (now Harbor) and Director of Global Procurement at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where she led multimillion-dollar optimization efforts and guided the firm through complex enterprise transformation efforts.
“Joanne’s decision to join Forrest Solutions is a defining moment for our organization,” said said Steve Forrest, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “She understands the high stakes demands our clients face because she’s managed them firsthand. Her leadership and perspective will be critical as we continue to deliver high-impact solutions to legal, advisory, and financial services firms.”
“I’m thrilled to join Forrest Solutions at a time when the way we work is being fundamentally reimagined,” said Joanne Valentine. “Having led operations within some of the world’s largest professional services firms, I’m excited to bring that experience to the provider side – helping clients build modern, agile, and future-ready workplace strategies.”
Joanne holds an MBA from Fordham University and a BA from the University of Connecticut. She is a Certified Purchasing Manager, a Certified IT Project Manager, and an active member of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). She currently resides in Philadelphia and is relocating to New York City this summer.
From law firms to financial services institutions and advisory firms, Forrest Solutions partners with professional services organizations to reimagine operations, elevate service delivery, and build high-performance workplace experiences.
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About Forrest SolutionsForrest Solutions is the nation’s first and leading onsite outsourcing and staffing firm, with more than 49 years of experience delivering enterprise-wide people solutions on an onsite outsourced, direct hire, temporary, temp-to-hire, or consulting basis. We help law firms, Fortune-ranked companies, and professional and financial services organizations streamline business processes, improve service delivery, and drive operational efficiency through customized, culturally aligned support.
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We serve some of the world’s largest advisory firms, including some of the Big 4 tax accounting organizations.
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