Tonya Jones is a behavioral health and social services leader with more than 16 years of experience supporting vulnerable and historically underserved communities across Oregon. Her work spans direct services, program leadership, operations management, behavioral health, homelessness response, recovery support, and systems coordination. 

Throughout her career, Tonya has held leadership roles overseeing complex community-based programs, multidisciplinary teams, operational systems, and strategic initiatives focused on equity, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive service delivery. She has extensive experience in program development, staff supervision, community partnerships, crisis response, case management, and policy implementation. 

Tonya’s professional background includes work in behavioral health resource centers, transitional housing, peer support services, recovery-oriented systems of care, and nonprofit executive leadership. She has also contributed to systems-level equity efforts through advisory leadership focused on reducing disparities within homelessness and human services systems. 

As a woman with lived experience who has personally benefited from community-based services, Tonya brings both professional expertise and authentic understanding to her work. She is deeply committed to advocacy, empowerment, and creating pathways for healing, recovery, and long-term stability for the communities she serves.