Dwayne A. Jones is a general contractor who partners with his brothers Maurice Jones, Sr., Deushawn Jones, Sr., and cousin Shea Lee. Dwayne A. Jones Construction Company LLC is a homebuilder and developer emphasizing affordable housing. Dwayne has been a community gardener and cycling enthusiast for many years. He has traveled to Ghana and Togo, West Africa, India, and Haiti on mission trips, spending time with children at orphanages and building projects. Dwayne has built many new homes, tiny homes, and projects for the homeless over the past 30 years. Dwayne started The Jones Boys Farm and Gardens, where he produces local honey, vegetables, and fresh eggs with his nephew Maurice Jones, Jr. who produces chickens and bees for himself as well. Dwayne is the founder of TEDx Orange Mound and received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer service. He is also the author of eight self-published children's books and lives in the historic black community of Orange Mound, where he continues to provide affordable housing opportunities. Dwayne is a Melrose High, Tennessee State University graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and a Masters in Business Management. Dwayne is an ordained preacher at The New Olivet Worship Center under the leadership of Pastor Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr., where he serves as the International Missions Director. Future projects include additional children's books, a 30-home subdivision named after his mother Cheryl Jones, a 10-lot luxury tiny home subdivision named after his father Fred Jones, and a retreat in McNairy County Tennessee.
