Our team.
Dr. Kimberley Garth-James
President
Founder/manager of KAGL & Affiliates (1988-1990) a nonprofit in Elk Grove, California that focused on education and public policy initiatives to help multicultural female offenders, and vulnerable young adults dreaming of going to college. In 2013-present, with a strategic efficiency vision, Dr. Garth-James has created CEE, Inc., in consultative status with UNESCO. CEE aims to help nonprofits and small organizations grow through data analysis and research. Respected as a strategist, project manager and policy expert (e.g. notable honors such as a California State Legislature Resolution, national YWCA Government & Law, Department of Justice Native American Training award, and an IBC Ambassadors Certificate presented at St. Catherines College, Oxford, among others), she is a voice for truth. Years of public policy service resulted in improving services for women escaping violence, reducing employability risk factors for individual offenders seeking to reform through work and education, and highlighting challenges facing First-Gen students and immigrants seeking education and a better life for their families. Public service careers include team management internationally (United Nations consultant, US Embassy, London and DOD Schools, Eastcote, UK); and policy change agent nationally (department of justice Independent Observer and U.S. Sentencing Commission Victims Advisory Group); and, locally in leadership positions at the state department of education (Adult Education, State Correctional Education Coordinator) and the governor’s office (Justice Specialist, guiding the work on Disproportionate Minority Confinement, Sexual Assault, Juvenile Justice) as well as consultant at the State Capitol (Senate, organizing the only policy hearings on Sentencing Reform, Penal Code Committee, and Joint Legislative Prisons Committee). Most proud to have become an associate professor emeritus (2024) and mentor of thousands of students born) at work in public service transforming their organizations. Education: MBA, MPA, MEd, Doctor of Public Administration, and Six Sigma Certification (2012). Demonstrated success in 23 countries! Publications are online through key word search Kimberley Garth-James and Publications.
Motto: Keep Searching it is Out There!
Heather Brantley
Manager
As the manager, she helps assist with scheduling, meeting attendance, and creative stories based upon the organizational affiliations with the United Nations. She also collaborates with Dr. Kimberley Garth-James in furthering the mission and vision of CEE Services. Through education, training, and learning and development, she strives to provide a clear, transparent picture of mission goals in order to further organizational objectives. She currently holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management with fifteen years of experience in Human Resources, academics, and operational management.
Board Members.
Ms. Jean Green
Treasurer
Ms. Green retired in 2012 after more than 30 years as governmental analyst for the California State Water Department. Her responsibilities were to financial analysis, coordination of public and private water suppliers and compliance monitoring. Ms. Green is instrumental in developing the CEE budget and paying close attention to financial rules and regulations. She has been a small business owner for about ten years, and well-known for effective financial management practices. She has an Associate Degree in Accounting, several classes in Financial Management from the University of California, Davis, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
Ms. Karen Dueker
Board Member
Ms. Dueker has served as public servant and in the independent sector for several years. She is Regional Manager, Kentucky Office of Employment Training, and for nearly four years served as the Executive Director of Owensboro/Davies County Volunteer Center. Ms. Dueker was instrumental monitoring budgets, grant management and fundraising, strategic planning and leading the Volunteer Center (not-for-profit) organization to become a vital force in the Owensboro community. She certified with the National Association of Workforce Development.
Ms. Christine Gordon
Secretary
Ms. Gordon has served as a public servant for about 20 years, as Education Program Consultant, for the California Department of Education. She has been instrumental in monitoring the budgets of hundreds of school districts accepting Adult Education Funds under the Federal Workforce Investment Act, and conducting administrative tasks involving written communication, maintaining documents and keeping minutes. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Annet Ayesigye
Board Member
Ms. Ayesigye is has served the vulnerable populations as a social worker. She has worked for not-for-profit organizations providing literacy services, drug/substance abuse counseling and pathways to success for women to escape violence. She was born in Uganda, and is passionate about helping young people recover from drug/substance abuse; therefore, her work in urban areas such as Los Angeles, and San Francisco has benefited the efforts of civic and social not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Ayesigye has performed duties for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and has international support and constituents that are member organizations of the United Nations. She is studying for the Masters’ degree in Social Work.
Mr. LaCharles James
Board Member
Mr. James (spouse of the President), is a retired peace officer. He has served in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Probation departments for nearly 40 years overseeing caseloads, supervising probation officers, implementing policy and procedures, executing legal and judicial decrees and working to interpret the needs of the community in sentencing reports. He was a founder/President of a probation officers group that influenced positive changes in Los Angeles County Probation Department , which received the attention and support of members of the California Legislature.