Lucy Jones

• Nationally-known expert on U.S. Department of Education TRIO programs, including SSS, ETS, UB, UBMS, and EOC

• Twenty years’ direct experience leading TRIO programs and sixteen years as a TRIO consultant and evaluator

• 2006 Council for Opportunity in Education Board Chair

• Former President, President-Elect, and Secretary of AASAP and SWASAP

• Recipient of the Walter O. Mason Award, COE’s most prestigious award

• Widely sought out as a writer and evaluator of TRIO programs

• Conducted workshops on evaluation models and techniques

• Assisted grantees in completing Annual Performance Reports

• Conducted on-site program evaluations

• Trained TRIO personnel and conducted webinars in federal regulations, EDGAR, the Higher Education Opportunity Act, and OMB Uniform Guidance

• Earned M.S.E. from Henderson State University and certifications in Adult Education, English, and Special Education Supervision

• Married to Thomas Jones, a retired rural mail carrier, and proud mom of Paula Sharp, who works at Walmart, Inc., in Bentonville, Arkansas