How to Love Yourself (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781536817621)

Kia Lorece is a native of Baton Rouge, LA. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics, and Minor in Mathematics from Southern University, A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, where she was a NASA Scholar, a member of the Honors College and a 2003 initiate in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She also is a graduate of Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Malibu, CA where she received a Master of Business Administration: Concentration- General Management. Kia also worked with the following organizations: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) {founding member of Jackson Professional chapter}, National Black MBA Association Inc. (NBMBAA), Women In Aerospace (WIA) and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Kia has held management and engineering titles at Eaton Aerospace Corporation and other Aerospace corporations. She has been the site leader for the Eaton Jackson's Women's Employee Resource Group as well as a board member for Eaton Jackson's Inclusion and Diversity Council. Kia was previously a professor in the Mathematic Department at Jackson College in Jackson, Michigan as well as is a volunteer Self-Esteem and Confidence speaker through the Multicultural Relations Department at Jackson College. Kia has been active in pageantry for 6 years, holding the following titles: Miss Louisiana Plus 2010 and Miss Elegant U.S. United 2012. Kia has also volunteered as a pageant Coach as well as became a leader in the "#LoveYourself" movement in 2016. In Kia's spare time, she loves to sing (especially in choirs), dance, and travel.