Vanessa Jones
Vanessa Jones is a Klamath Basin native and graduate of Lost River Jr/Sr High School. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education from Western Oregon State College and Master of Arts in Education Administration from the University of Phoenix. Vanessa moved to the Rogue Valley in 2017.
This is her 28th year in education and 18th as a school administrator. She was an elementary principal in northern California for 11 years and a superintendent/principal for the last 4 of those years. Her family relocated to the Rogue Valley in 2017 where she worked for Eagle Point School District 9 for 4 years as the Director of Elementary Education and Special Services. In 2021 she made the move to Grants Pass School District 7 where she currently serves as the Director of Special Services. In her time in education, Vanessa served on executive boards for the Association of California School Administrators, Northern California Personnel Law Consortium and the Adult Pathways Board at Siskiyou Community College. She currently serves as the President Elect for the Oregon Association of Central Office Administrators.
Vanessa has been active in Rotary since 2007 and enjoys serving her community through her time in the Tulelake Rotary Club and now as a member of the Upper Rogue Rotary Club. She looks forward to serving her community as an RCC board member.
Vanessa and her husband, Derin have been married since 1994 and they are the proud parents of two adult children. Vanessa and Derin are avid board and card game players who also love to attend theater events throughout the Rogue Valley and enjoy spending time with family and friends.