About us

We created The Education and Safety Alliance for Girls (ESAG) in May of 2023 in New York to provide steadfast support for Happy Home, a sanctuary that exists - it’s called the Happy Home Trust, managed by the devoted Ranjeeta Devi. She has created a place where every child, regardless of their past traumas, finds love, care, and the opportunity to dream again. 

Katherine Hare-Ruiz, Treasurer, Board Member

Katherine Ruiz is licensed optician, and has worked at Moss Opticians since 2006.  She is a great proponent of education, especially for girls, and even more so for girls interested in the sciences.  Kate’s background is in the sciences, her undergraduate degree is in Biology, her graduate degree is in Animal Behavior and Conservation.  She is currently enrolled in an MBA in Healthcare Management program.  Kate has stated that she often takes her education for granted, having attended parochial schools, then a college prep high school, going on to an esteemed university; however, she knows full well that education is a luxury, and in many parts of the world it is not readily available.  Education is vital;  it opens doors, encourages self-growth and confidence.  “This is the thing I love most about working with ESAG: being able to assist young women gain access to primary and secondary education, and being able to ensure they can do so in a safe and loving environment.”

Cynthia M Sexton, Board Member

Cynthia is a dynamic and passionate Reiki Master and Nursing Assistant with a diverse background in caregiving, mind body wellness, sales, consulting, and event collaboration. Passionate about empowering individuals through mind body wellness, bringing a unique blend of business acumen, medical and holistic healing expertise to everything she undertakes. For 21 years she worked in the wine and hospitality industry and realized she loved service and helping people. Now she works as a Reiki Master Practitioner and Nursing assistant combining Eastern and Western methods of healing for a more homeostatic approach to living. She sees herself as a lifelong learner and believes education is essential for independence, confidence, and new opportunities.

Jessilyn Dolan, Board Member

Jessilyn Dolan has been working on and with wellness for decades. As a holistic nurse, she has decades of experience working in research and direct patient care with patients of all ages and complexities from pregnancy and parenting, to teenagers and the aging populations, with breastfeeding, mental health and addiction challenges to chronic pain, case management and prevention through wellness.

Jessilyn was and is a wellness and holistic health practitioner long before her nursing career.  Learning about plants from her great grandmother as a child, sparked her passion for herbalism and farming from a very young age. Learning from nature, her elders, and her own experiences as a child with high medical needs (over 40 surgeries!) Jessilyn is an intuitive bodyworker, specializing in deep tissue and injury massage, Craniosacral and Reiki therapy. 

Prior to nursing, Jessilyn owned a family wellness center and yoga studio specializing in maternal child health, teaching childbirth, doula classes and  infant and pediatric massage classes and trainings. Jessilyn co-founded the University of Vermont's (UVM) Volunteer Labor Doula Program, obtained grants for breastfeeding support in the women’s correctional facility, and published her breastfeeding research in Europe, with UVM.

Jessilyn was a SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner) nurse, has managed domestic and sexual assault shelters, was the President for the American Nurse Association-Vermont and representative on the Vermont Forensic Board. Jessilyn is an activist at heart, forever fighting for those less fortunate. Longing to do even more and support families and children, Jessilyn is thrilled to support the work of ESAG and honored to be part of the team.



Anu Butani, Vice President, Board Member

Anu Butani is a dedicated and devoted holistic wellness practitioner with over two decades of experience in supporting mind, body, and spirit. As a Reiki Master and Teacher since 2017, a Yoga Teacher since 2003, and an Ayurveda Practitioner since 2011, Anu integrates these transformative modalities to guide individuals towards balance and healing. Passionate about holistic well-being, Anu is also committed to making a difference in the lives of others through service, particularly at the Happy Home Orphanage in Puttaparthi India, supported through Educated and Safety Alliance for Girls, Inc in USA.

With a deep belief in the power of self-care, mindfulness, and compassion, Anu continues to empower clients and communities to live with greater harmony and purpose.

Anu has guided countless individuals toward balance and self-discovery. Passionate about giving back, she is devoted to serving the children of Happy Home Orphanage in India through the work with Educated and Safety Alliance for Girls, Inc., empowering lives through education and care.

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