Ms. Jones is a strategic advisor, non-profit leader, economic development practitioner, and public administrator. She is a known entity in economic development and organizational management in the Southeast, having worked primarily in South Carolina over the past two decades. Her experience spans from directing a federally designated statewide mapping and planning initiative for broadband to serving as CEO of various non-profits. Her decades of experience has given her a cross-section of knowledge and implementation skills, including fast-tracking a start-up organization towards success. Her skills and expertise include:

• Economic Development Programming
• Community Development
• Cultural Programming Development
• Public Engagement
• Local Government Planning and Consensus building
• Program Planning and Organizational Start-up
• Non-Profit and Public-Private Leadership
• Organizational Development and Restructuring
• Stakeholder Relationship Management