A product of the Itawamba County School District and Itawamba Community College, I have 16 years experience in education. I have worked for the Starkville Oktibbeha School District and the Tupelo Public School District. My experience includes years as a kindergarten teacher, but more so in the first grade classroom. I am married to Brian Jones and have one child, Reed Hale, a freshman at Itawamba Community College.