Patricia
Jones
Fax: 847.244-5185
Email: PJones724@aol.com
Present
and Past Political Experience
Township Supervisor
Appointed May 1993
Elected April 1997
Elected March 1989 - College of Lake County Board Trustee
Family
Supervisor Jones is the mother of one son, Marc, daughter to Dorothy Armsted and Leroy P. Jones (deceased).
Memberships
and Other Public Service
College of Lake County-Board of Trustees and Past President
Healthreach Clinic-Board of Directors
Heart Association of Lake County
Waukegan Exchange Club - Past President
Waukegan Women's Club
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
W.I.N.G.S. - (Women Interested in Government)
YMCA - Board of Directors
Township Official of Illinois
University Center of Lake County
Coalition to Reduce Recidivism - Founding Member and Board Chair
Education
Masters of Education, 1976, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb,
Illinois
BA, 1973, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Professional
1993-Present Waukegan Township Supervisor
- Responsible
for the overall operation of Waukegan Township…A governmental
entity consisting of several other township off-site locations,
Park Place, Staben Center, Staben House.
- Treasurer
for Waukegan Township, administering a budget of over
$2,000,000.
- Coalition to Reduce Recidivism Board Chairman.
- Responsible
for the creation and development of the Staben Center, a facility
for men that are determined homeless, per HUD definition.
This facility will be celebrating its 8th anniversary in October.
The Staben Center received the auspicious Governor’s Hometown
Award in 1994 as well as the Lake County Affordable Housing
Award in 1996.
- Responsible
for the creation and development of the Staben House, a facility
for women and children who are deemed homeless, per HUD DEFINITION.
- Responsible
for the receipt of approximately 1 million dollars from outside
funding agencies and corporations.
July 1985-93
Waukegan Township Administrator 1977-1985
Waukegan Township
Director
of General Assistance
1976-1977
Northern Illinois University,
Counseling Dept.