(Sacramento, CA) The Founder of the National Girls Self-Esteem Program, Ms. Kandice Kelly will be out of the country for The Girls Self-Esteem Program's Sierra Leone, West Africa development.  

In her absence, The National Girls Self-Esteem Program is pleased to announce the Interim Director of the National Girls Self-Esteem Program is Ms. Gail Jones.
 

As a Three-year supporter of the Girls Self-Esteem Program (G-SEP), Ms.Gail has a passion for mentoring. Along with being a founding member of the All City Debutante Ball Committee (AC/DB) in Sacramento, Ms. Gail also mentors high achieving high school seniors and college students from Northern California to the Bay Area in the Deb/Gent AC/DB programs.
 

As a member of the Girls Self-Esteem Program Guild, Ms. Gail has planned and executed several key G-SEP classes, workshops and seminars, ranging from health and fitness to career/college interview coaching. She hosted Career Day for G-SEP members in 2012 in which several professional women from around California, shared their career paths with girls in the Girls Self-Esteem Program Academy.
 

As a professional, Ms.Gail's career background is well suited for directing a national program that is preparing to launch an international campaign.
 

Ms. Gail is an 18-year Human Resources (HR) professional of VSP Global. Her career spans a variety of HR functions including staffing, employee relations, benefits administration, training communications, and operations. She presently manages VSP's HR Service Center and Wellness Program. Ms. Gail is actively involved in VSP's diversity initiative; serving as the Membership Committee Chair for the Black Heritage Employee Resource Group (ERG), Coach/Mentor for the ERG Peer Advisor Program, and serves on the VSP Political Action Committee Board of Directors.
 

Ms. Gail is a former co-owner of a Curves Fitness Center for Women franchise (2004-2009). Along with her business partner the two businesswomen ran all facets of the business including staff development, payroll, account payables/receivables, marketing, vendor relationships, and special promotions.
 

Ms. Gail is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR); holds an Associate in Arts Degree in Paralegal Studies; a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Human Resource Management; and an Executive Masters in Business Administration.
 

On behalf of The National Girls Self-Esteem Program, Ms. Kandice Kelly-Founder, The G-SEP Parents Guild, our outstanding girls in G-SEP and Kayla our reigning G-SEP Ambassador Queen (her granddaughter) we welcome Ms. Gail Jones as our Interim Girls Self-Esteem Program National Director.

During Ms. Kandice hiatus Ms. Gail will be joined by Ms. Doris Marie Jones who will serve as our G-SEP Consultant. 

Ms. Doris has been a member of the Kaiser Permanente Department of Psychiatry in the Napa Solano Service Area for

almost 20 years.  Fifteen years as manager of adult crisis and case management services. She serves as Chief of Adult Services of the Kaiser Vacaville Psycharity Department.  She has served as State President of California Society for clinical social work.  President of NAUW National Association of University Women, Capitol Sacramento Branch. The Grambling State Grad received her Master's Degree in Social Work from San Francisco State University. She has been licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences since 1980. Ms. Doris has been an adjunct professor at several universities and is working toward retiring and doing a lot of what she's doing pictured above with Ms. Kandice.  But not before Ms. Kandice returns from Africa.