Staff Highlights: Jolene Jones

Describe yourself in one sentence.

I am a Mother, Aunt, Grandmother and Great Grandma

What is one thing in your professional history that you are proud of?

I am a community organizer always thinking of community

What is something you are working on outside of NACDI that you are excited about?

My master’s degree – I am currently in school to earn my Master of Advocacy and Political Leadership.

What would you like your legacy to be?

That building leadership is community thriving.

Which talent would you most like to have?

I wish I could sing a little song…

If you could choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would you choose and why?

JOLENE, JOLENE, JOLENE (Jolene by Dolly Parton)