CALVIN L. JONES

LANSING BORN, CALVIN L. JONES GRADUATED FROM EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972. JONES WORKED AS A GRAPHIC ARTS APPRENTICE FOR THREE YEARS, BEFORE JOINING THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP WORKING IN ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNICATION UNTIL 1976.

JONES CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION AT LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE HE EARNED HIS ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN 1988. HE THEN BECAME POLITICALLY ACTIVE, MANAGING AND ADVISING CAMPAIGNS.

JONES IS CURRENTLY A HIGHLY RESPECTED BUSINESS LEADER FOR THE LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT WHERE HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 29 YEARS. JONES IS WELL KNOWN IN THE MID-MICHIGAN AREA AS A STRONG COMMUNITY LEADER. CURRENTLY, HE SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE WAVERLY BOARD OF EDUCATION OVERSEEING A BUDGET OF $31.5 MILLION, 436 EMPLOYEES, AND 3,233 STUDENTS.