Since Pamela Jones earned her first bachelor’s degree in Psychology, she has divided her time between community outreach and professional achievement.
Over the course of her career, she has worked as an independent consultant, help desk/site support representative, web developer, software developer, lead software engineer, and project manager.
Jones also earned a second undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management, before obtaining a Project Management Certificate.
Shortly after starting work as a systems engineer, she was touched by the sight of homeless people rummaging through trash in search of leftovers from the area’s tech professionals out on lunch. So Jones partnered with a local soup kitchen to organize a community food drive.
“My father was a physician and my mother was an educator," she told Women of Color magazine in 2013. "My parents showed me through their deeds, the importance of giving back to the community; the importance of uplifting others by showing them the opportunity to improve their skills and potential.”
Jones has twice gone before members of Congress to promote the need for funding for initiatives that promote women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Other community efforts include working with inner-city children through the DiscoverE program, implementation of a computer lab through a partnership with an employee resource at Northrop Grumman, training female professionals on the soft skills needed to advance their careers in STEM, and the development of a STEM-based youth mentoring and training program with the Black Professional Men Organization.
