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Jones brings great leadership and expertise to the board from his prior leadership positions and employment experiences. He was nominated to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Clinton and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a term that ran from 1996 to 2000. Prior to his appointment to the EEOC, Jones was senior legislative counsel in the office of Senator James M. Jeffords, R-Vt. From 1989 to 1993, he was minority counsel and staff director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor. During his Senate tenure, Jones was significantly involved in the enactment of many landmark legislative issues, including the Civil Rights Act of 1991, The Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jones is an attorney in the Washington, D.C., office of DLA Piper US, LLP. Jones received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a law degree from New York University’s School of Law. | 