Jones was educated in Business Administration and Political Science at Texas Woman's University, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was one of 20 women in a class of 77 completing Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government in 1981. A public speaker since 1982, many of her speeches have been published in Vital Speeches of the Day magazine, and either excerpted or published in full in several business leadership books and textbooks on public speaking. She authored an article on Women in Politics in the Future for Encyclopedia of the Future, MacMillan Library Reference, 1996. Her speech on World Class Leadership for Women, delivered to the Junior League of Jacksonville, FL in 1998, has been published as online supplemental course material nationally and internationally. An excerpt from this speech was published in the official program for A Call for Partnership, Reshaping Government in West Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for West Africa, in Mali, November 26-30, 2007. Jones believes women have the required assets and skills for leadership in today's world. She has spent more than 30 years teaching, leading, and encouraging women to take that chance and follow their dreams. Her public speeches and presentations have made a difference to many who were on the sidelines, and they now are involved in helping shape the world we live in today. | |
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