Background
Lierly, Jean Alkire was born on September 15, 1948 in Gilroy, California, United States. Daughter of Harry Christian and Bonnie L. Simonsen.
Lierly, Jean Alkire was born on September 15, 1948 in Gilroy, California, United States. Daughter of Harry Christian and Bonnie L. Simonsen.
Student, Lewis and Clark College, 1966-1968; student, Gavilan College, 1976-1978.
Owner, Edge of the Wild Jade Mine and Lapidary, Big Sur, California, 1970-1977; coordinator, West St. Crisis Center, Hollister, California, 1978-1988; homeless shelter program director, Maui Catholic Charities, Kahului, Hawaii., 1989-1993; homeless program coordinator, The Salvation Army, Kahului, 1994-1995; executive director, West Maui Youth Center, Lahaina, Hawaii., 1996-1997; executive director, Maui Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Paia, Hawaii., since 1997. Board directors Simonsen laboratories Inc.
Facility designer Ka Hale Ake Ola Homeless Resource Center, 1992-1993. Member vestry Trinity By the Sea Episcopalian Church, Kihei, Hawaii, 1994-1996, St. Luke's Episcopalian Church, Hollister, California, 1980-1983. Member Maui Homeless Alliance.
Married Kenneth Bruce Collins, April 3, 1968 (divorced 1973). Married James Elmo Lierly, August 14, 1977. Children: Nathanael, Julia.