{"id":167,"date":"2023-04-25T00:46:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jayylen.com\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2023-04-25T01:25:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T01:25:53","slug":"meet-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jayylen.com\/index.php\/meet-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||1px|||&#8221; global_module=&#8221;180&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-4px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3751ae&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||6px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readlearnenjoy.com\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read. 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Her recent publishing success include NYTimes Best Seller \u201cFinding Me\u201d by Viola Davis and NYTimes Best Seller \u201cShut Up And Listen\u201d by Tilman Fertitta. She is the Publisher and Managing Partner; One Street, Lavette Books, JVL-Novitatis Publishing.<\/p>\n<p>With a Master\u2019s in Education, Lavaille has worked as an investment broker, school teacher, school district administrator, speechwriter, marketing executive and served as special advisor to former US Secretary of Education, Dr. Rod Paige, (US Department of Education 2001 \u2013 2005)<\/p>\n<p>Lavaille is a Founding Board Member and the first President of the Luanda Africa Sister City Association. 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