Jennifer N. Jones, Executive Director, Bay Arts Alliance, Panama City, FL

Jennifer N. Jones has been with Bay Arts Alliance since 2000 and has been the Executive Director since 2002. After graduating Florida State University School of Music, she held positions in accounting and marketing which eventually led her to a marketing position with Bay Arts Alliance, Bay County Florida’s Local Arts Agency. Since then, she has acquired the responsibilities of programming and marketing for the organization’s performance series, arts in education activities, promoting the efforts of the county’s artists and arts organization and advocating for both the Arts as an industry and in Florida schools. She serves on the board of Florida Alliance for Arts Education and the Downtown CRA Advisory Board in Panama City, FL. She is married to Bill and they have one daughter, Maggie, who is in 7th grade at Bay Haven Charter Academy.