Biography

1970 graduate of Albuquerque High School; Graduate of UNM, BA Speech Communication - VP, Associated Students University of New Mexico
Legislative intern for the Republican members of the Senate in 1974. Instrumental in the writing and passage of New Mexico's Criminal Sexual Conduct legislation 1975
Married to John L. Jones (Santa Fe High School and UNM graduate), retired Commander, US Navy now serving as the COO of Entranosa Water and Wastewater Association and President of New Mexico Rural Water. Two children, Robert (24) and Mary Ellen (19)
1974 - 1977 General Electric Supply Co., New Mexico and Hawaii.
1977 - 1984 KGU Radio, Honolulu, HI, Athens Banner-Herald & Daily News, Athens, GA, WRFC Radio, Athens, GA, National City Star Bulletin, National City, CA, Peters Productions, San Diego, CA. Served as an account executive selling radio and newspaper advertising, jingles and "Total Image Concept" packages for radio and television, radio announcer, and producer.
1983 - 1987 Lightning Corporation, San Diego, CA. Started this full service audio and video production and duplication company with Mike Larsen. Responsible for corporate sales and marketing. Served as a technical editor and production advisor for professional speakers including Denis Waitley, Tom Hopkins, Jim Belasco and Natasha Josephowitz, among others. Developed, produced and delivered training programs in print and video to Gallo Winery, various advocacy groups and most recently, AYSO. Lightning Corporation will celebrated its 20 anniversary in May 2003, before closing its doors.
1987 - 1997 Independent Writer/Advocate. This period of my life was busy changing diapers and supporting school activities. It was in Northern Virginia that I got my first taste of coaching soccer. In 1990, John was sent to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, a very special assignment for our entire family. The international focus of the school provided life-long contacts in other countries and a unique opportunity to meet many of our nation's best and brightest. This was a very exciting time, still I found time to write a manual for War College families that I understand is now in its seventh printing. In 1991, John was transferred to Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida. I continued to work in my children's schools, advocate at the legislature and coach soccer.
1994 John was transferred to Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency in Albuquerque. We were so happy to return home to New Mexico and to our families.
1995 - 1996 Member, Instructional Materials Commission, State of New Mexico
1997 - 2005 AYSO Region 104 Albuquerque, Chief Coach and Section 12, Area C, Coach Administrator. Responsible for the training, administration and discipline of the almost 1000 volunteer coaches and assistant coaches serving in AYSO each year.
1999 - Present joined Parallax, Inc., an SBA 8a graduate, woman-owned engineering, environmental and management company headquartered in Germantown, MD. Currently responsible for Albuquerque operations.
November 2002 elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives, District 24.
President New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Advisory Board. Ex-Officio Member Bernalillo County Council of Health Councils.

Throughout my adult life, I have researched legislation, written drafts of legislation and exercised my knowledge of parliamentary procedure in a number of arenas. I am passionate about several issues facing our state including: Economic Diversity, Education and Natural Resources. My knowledge of computer systems, programming, database structure and applications has been especially helpful in my first two terms in the Legislature.