Jewelle Gayle-Jones

Background

Gayle-Jones, Jewelle was born on November 26, 1938 in Palmetto, Florida, United States. Daughter of Elmore and Lizzie Mae (Jones) Gayle.

Education

Bachelor in Social Welfare, State University of New York, Saratoga Springs, 1974; Master of Education, State University of New York, Brockport, 1981; certified adult education, Harvard University, 1994.

Career

Teacher, Rochester (New York) City School District, 1971-1975; member board education, Rochester (New York) City School District, since 1992; professor human services, Monroe Community College, Rochester, since 1975. Workshop facilitator Human Svc. Agilysys, Rochester, since 1975.

Adjunct instructor School Labor Rels., Cornell Univercity, Rochester, 1978-1980, State University of New York, Brockport, 1981-1982. Member human relations committee County of Monroe, Rochester, 1989-1994. Curriculum writer in field.

Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Jewelle Gayle-Jones has been listed as a noteworthy system administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Section chair allocations United Way of Rochester, 1987-1991. Board directors Rochester chapter Women's Fund of Monroe County, Rochester, since 1988, Wilson Commencement Park, Rochester, since 1990. Chairperson children and family services advising committee Urban League of Rochester, 1990-1994.

President Rochesterchpt. Links, Inc., since 1994. Convenor Black Women's Roundtable, Rochester, since 1994, African-American Circuit of Sisterhood, Rochester, since 1994.

Member Delta Sigma Theta (Cmty. Svc. award 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing stories, travelling.

Connections

Married Ralph Jones Junior, March 31, 1959 (divorced 1992). Children: Vicki Jones-Bell, Deborah Jones-Atkins, Wendy Jones.

Father:

Elmore Gayle

Mother:

Lizzie Mae (Jones) Gayle

Spouse:

Ralph Jones Junior

child:

Wendy Jones Gayle-Jones

child:

Deborah Jones-Atkins Gayle-Jones

child:

Vicki Jones-Bell Gayle-Jones