LaToniya A. Jones

A 19 year journey in "education and leadership" has afforded opportunities to serve as a math/lead instructor in formal community and academic settings, presenter at state conferences, consultant, middle school principal, and higher education administrator --across 3 states... Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio.

• Removing barriers of fear, anxiety, limited access to resources, and myths associated with who can and cannot do well with mathematics.

Founder/Executive Director of P.O.W.E.R. (Presenting Opportunities Winning Effectual Results) Organization, a 501c3 founded in 2005 that connects professionals, faith-based and PreK-College communities together to experience high quality programs and events that celebrate math acheivement!

Owner/Lead Consultant of P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Options While Educating Rigorously) Institute, LLC -- for schools, workforce development, and job placement/test preparation coaching.

Department Chair for Developmental Education at a career college in Michigan wtih multiple opportunities to prepare staff on student-centered instruction, mathematical discourse, and creating new ways to understand the application of math beyond specific disciplines--across 10 campuses.

• Humbled when an adult/child shares personal stories of "Succeeding with Math" because of the investments and powerful connections.

Believer in Reciprocity and Infinite Possibilities!

• Interested in building relationships that result in speaking engagements; increased funding for causes involving children and families; and additonal ways to share lessons learned online and in person.

Committed to offering innovative ways of Seeing, Saying, and Doing Math differently to develop even more --> mathematically literate communities.

On a power-filled journey of "Learning by Doing More!"