With experience at major media outlets in Brazil and the United States, Valquíria Vita combines expertise and sensitivity to turn stories into memorable narratives. She is a member of the Biographers International Organization, an association that brings together biographers from different parts of the world. A journalist who graduated from UCS, she holds a Master's degree in Arts and Communication from Pittsburg State University, where she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. Her career with Legado earned her the GOLD Alumni award in 2025, which recognizes former students who have made exceptional impacts in their careers. In 2020, she founded Legado Histórias de Vida®, becoming the lead author of all the projects developed. Valquíria also received the trophy from the Associação Riograndense de Imprensa - ARI Serra Gaúcha, in the Breakthrough Professional category, in 2025, for her work with life stories.