Jessica Jones

Jessica L. Jones is a true agent of change. Her ultimate desire and mission in life is to encourage and empower people wherever she goes. She is no stranger to southeast Virginia; she graduated from Brunswick High School and obtained her Bachelors in Social Work from Longwood University. After completing college, Jessica initially resided in Richmond, Virginia and was employed as the Coordinator of Residential Services for a therapeutic group home for teenage mothers and babies. During that time, she developed the daycare curriculum that would be formally approved and used to educate children ages 1 – 5. That experience afforded her the opportunity to relocate to Brunswick County and teach kindergarten for 2 years. With a desire to focus more on her degree field, she transitioned to the role of Corrections Rehabilitative Counselor before accepting the role as Social Worker for the Brunswick County Department of Social Services. Within a couple of years, she was promoted to the position of Senior Social Worker with a certification in Child Protective Services.

Jessica established many community partnerships and obtained various certifications while serving as a Senior Social Worker.  She holds a certification as a Forensic Interviewer and is certified to teach the Nurturing Parenting Program with the goal of strengthening families and providing security for children. Her care and concern for family and children remained unwavering as she obtained employment with the Virginia Cooperative Extension in 2019. As a Family Nutrition Program Assistant for Youth, Jessica’s bubbly personality and natural gift to teach inspired excitement in children and parents alike to learn more about health and nutrition. Her natural ability to encourage, educate and inspire created consistent and solid community partnerships with local schools, community organizations, stakeholders and local faith-based communities. As evidence of her dedication, in 2021 Jessica received the Outstanding New Program Assistant Award and the Public Health Award from the Family Nutrition Program.

Currently Jessica serves as the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for the City of Emporia, County of Greensville and the County of Dinwiddie. Her mission to encourage and empower citizens in a greater capacity so they can achieve total life stability continues. Her goal is to provide information, strategies, programs, workshops and access to resources that create conditions for people to thrive individually so that communities are strengthened collectively.