Background
Jones, Arburta Elizabeth was born on December 5, 1957 in Jersey City. Daughter of William Benjamin Cowherd and Willie Arburta DeShong.
Jones, Arburta Elizabeth was born on December 5, 1957 in Jersey City. Daughter of William Benjamin Cowherd and Willie Arburta DeShong.
Bachelor in Social Work, University Pittsburgh, 1980. Master of Public Administration, Rutgers University, 1997.
Child care worker Group Homes of Camden County, New Jersey, 1980-1981. Program coordinator Neighborhood Center, Camden, 1981-1982. Social worker II New Jersey Division Development Disabilities, Vineland, New Jersey, 1982-1983.
Family service specialist II and III New Jersey Division Youth and Family Services, Camden, 1983-1986, resource development specialist Hammonton, New Jersey, 1986-1988, supervising family service specialist Camden, 1988-1997. Supervising program development specialist New Jersey Division Development Disabilities, Trenton, New Jersey, since 1997.
President United Methodist Women, Parkside United Methodist Church, since 1997, chairperson pastor-parish relations committee, since 1998. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Society of Public Administrators, National Association Negro Business Professional Women, Pi Alpha Alpha, Gamma Sigma Sigma.
Married James Lee Jones, February 27, 1982. Children: Darnell Sinclair, Cedric Armstrong.
