Ms. Jones grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a bona fide cheesehead. She majored in Sociology/Anthropology and earned her bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Northfield, MN. She lived in West Philadelphia and worked at the University of Pennsylvania for three years but returned to her favorite big city -- Minneapolis -- to earn her teaching license. She finished her master's degree from the University of Minnesota while living and teaching at Western High School in Baltimore. The Midwest called her home again, and in 1999 she moved to Ann Arbor to stay. Green has always been her favorite color, and she is loyal to the River Rat family. Personal interests include reading good fiction, traveling, and pretending to be a realtor on the side.