Jones has served as the executive director and chief executive officer of Adirondack Community Action Programs since 2007, where he has served in various other roles with the organization since 2001. He holds an associate degree in business from Paul Smith’s College and a bachelor’s degree in management from Clarkson University. He has served as a board member of the Elizabethtown/Lewis Central School District, Boquet Valley Central School District, New York State Community Action Association, and the New York State Early Care and Learning Council. Jones is on the executive committee for the Building Resilience in Essex Families coalition and is a senate appointee to the New York State Department of State Advisory Council.