She is the former Associate Dean of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University and continues to coordinate campus interfaith education and programming. Dr. Jones has a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Divinity from Howard University, a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and she has completed post-graduate studies in Organizational Behavior at The George Washington University and in Old Testament Literature at the Baltimore Hebrew University. In 2012, Dr. Jones earned a Ph.D. in Spirituality at the Catholic University of America.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Jones has provided independent consulting services to universities and non-profits throughout the nation, securing over $40 million for faith-based and community programs. She is the former Director of Youth Leadership Development for the Children’s Defense Fund national office through which she launched service and advocacy initiatives on university campuses across the country. Dr. Jones has also led youth conferences annually attracting over 1,000 youth from across the nation, cross-country college tours, grief initiatives for children and youth and entrepreneurship initiatives through her work in the AME Church.
Dr. Jones’ efforts have been recognized through her acceptance into the Cambridge Professional Listing of Non-Profit Professionals and Leadership Greater Washington class of 2008. She was a decade long Board Member for the National Association of College and University Chaplains, is currently on the Board of the Micro-Enterprise Council of Maryland and is the Director for Community Builders Ltd. Dr. Jones is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and the NAACP.