Dr. Jennifer G. Bailey was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is also a naturalized citizen of the USA where she lived and worked for forty five years in the corporate, academic and international development sectors. Bailey introduced internet-delivered education in Mathematics and English in Liberia and Sierra Leone to address educational gaps for citizens following years of civil conflict. Bailey began an odyssey to five continents and 24 US states to benchmark or test, whether her homeland, Tobago, was the Place to Be in the latter years of her life. In 2012, at age 65, Bailey returned to Tobago, broke ground on a 6.5-acre tropical forest she had purchased previously and created the island’s only Eco-Residential Community. Here, as a committee of one, Bailey carved out hiking trails, established a farm, built glamping cabins and created a sanctuary and permanent greenspace now called Eden’s Door. Unknown to her, the property had been in the Bailey family for almost 100 years when she stumbled upon it and purchased it from her cousins. Bailey’s journey reveals vibrant stories of her refusal to take “No” as an answer and is a living lesson for keeping dreams alive. Bailey earned her PhD at The Ohio State University.
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Dr. Jennifer G. Bailey was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is also a naturalized citizen of the USA where she lived and worked for forty five years in the corporate, academic and international development sectors. Bailey introduced internet-delivered education in Mathematics and English in Liberia and Sierra Leone to address educational gaps for citizens following years of civil conflict. Bailey began an odyssey to five continents and 24 US states to benchmark or test, whether her homeland, Tobago, was the Place to Be in the latter years of her life. In 2012, at age 65, Bailey returned to Tobago, broke ground on a 6.5-acre tropical forest she had purchased previously and created the island’s only Eco-Residential Community. Here, as a committee of one, Bailey carved out hiking trails, established a farm, built glamping cabins and created a sanctuary and permanent greenspace now called Eden’s Door. Unknown to her, the property had been in the Bailey family for almost 100 years when she stumbled upon it and purchased it from her cousins. Bailey’s journey reveals vibrant stories of her refusal to take “No” as an answer and is a living lesson for keeping dreams alive. Bailey earned her PhD at The Ohio State University.