Marquis Who's Who Millennium Magazine

217 A Marquis Who's Who Magazine J ohn W. Jones has over 50 years of experience organizing and operating businesses. Mr. Jones comes from a family of entrepreneurs dating back to the 1600s. Currently, he serves as the owner and manager of J. Jones Enterprises, a finance and investment company since 2004. He utilized his entrepreneurial skills as a trainee of the Jones Building from 1967 to 1969 and was later promoted to manager from 1969 to 1978. Thereafter, he became the owner and manager, a position he served in from 1978 to 1986. Mr. Jones has also been a private investor in Port Townsend, Wash., since 2002, and was one in Bellevue, Wash., from 1987 to 2002. Additionally, he served as chairman of BOMA Health & Welfare Trust in 1986, and was a member and chairman of the Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board from 1979 to 1986, and from 1984 to 1986, respectively. To prepare for his career, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in business and economics from Western Washington University in 1966. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during his tenure at the Jones Building. He remained active in his field through his affiliations with the Seattle Building Owners Managers Association, for which he served as trustee from 1979 to 1986, Building Owners Managers International, the American Association of Individual Investors, the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association and The American Legion. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a 30-year member of the Seattle Yacht Club, as well as its former finance committee chairman, the National Rifle Association and the National Street Rod Association. Mr. Jones has been featured in the 28 th , 35 th and 36 th editions of Who’s Who in Finance and Business, the 18 th , 21 st , 23 rd and 26 th editions of Who’s Who in the World, the 23 rd through 43 rd editions of Who’s Who in the West, and 14 editions of Who’s Who in America. John W. Jones Entrepreneur J. Jones Enterprises Port Townsend, WA