Mrs. Jones Smith has been teaching in PWCS since 2003.

She holds a Master of Education in Secondary English (University of Mary Washington), a Master of Journalism (UC Berkeley), and  a Master of Fine Art in Creative Writing (Southern New Hampshire University). She studied print communication at Seton Hall University and sequential art at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Ms. Jones Smith loves to travel, photography, read, and write both poetry and prose. She has published a young adult novel and several children's books.  She aspires to illustrate one of her own children's books in the future.

Ms. Jones Smith, an adjunct professor for Northern Virginia Community College, teaches Dual Enrollment English 12. She is part of the CFPA faculty and teaches Creative Writing Explorations.