Tonya Gale Jones

Background

Jones, Tonya Gale was born on September 11, 1948 in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Harlan Carther and Nina Marie Thomas.

Education

Bachelor, Illinois State University, 1971; graduate, Realtors Institute, Illinois, 1977.

Career

Business development coordinator, Realty World Midwest Regional Headquarters, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1978-1980; project coordinator, Hewelett & Norton, Inc., Nashville, 1980-1982; vice president R & D, Schultz & Associations, Inc., Nashville, 1982-1985; president, Mark IV Enterprises, Inc., Nashville, since 1985. Mayoral appointment Metropolitan Government of Davidson County, Nashville.

Achievements

• Tonya Gale Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Construction executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Bloomington, Illinois, 1974-1978. Conflict resolution chairMid. Tennessee BBB, since 1996.

Construction chair Middle Tennessee Habitat Board, since 1997;chair NFIB Tennessee, since 1996. Delegate from Tennessee to White House Conference on Small Business, 1995. Member Nashville Middle Tennessee Homebuilders (board directors since 1985, Builder of Year 1994, State Builder of Year 1995), State of Tennessee Homebuilders Association (board directors since 1987, national board directors since 1994), Maury County Homebuilders Association (liason since 1988), Nashville Homebuilders Association, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Builders Council, Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Illinois Society of MayflowerDescendants, Eastern Star.

Interests

• Avocations: stained glass, traveling.

Connections

Married Murray Bonham Jones, May 23, 1973 (divorced July 1985). Children: Jessica Anne, MercedesElizabeth.

Father:

Harlan Carther Thomas

Mother:

Nina Marie Thomas

Spouse:

Murray Bonham Jones

child:

MercedesElizabeth Jones

child:

Jessica Anne Jones