Prior to working at General Motors, Ms. Jones was responsible for patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, and due diligence at Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC - a leading law firm ranked by Intellectual Property Today as the fifth best patent law firm in the United States among over 300 firms. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. Ms. Jones is the 2011-2012 President of The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association (a National Bar Association Affiliate Chapter) and serves as an Ambassador Board Member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit.