Ron Jones Email & Phone Number

Winston-Salem, NC, US

Winston-Salem, NC And Cambridge, MA

• Co-founded and grew performance-based business promoting cultural awareness and diversity. Client base includes higher education, corporate, health care, and community and nonprofit organizations. Product line.
• Responsible for all day-to-day operations of business and company management. Set company policy. Work with sales and artistic staff to achieve company vision and goals.
• Principal writer and developer of artistic content and training curriculum. Partner with clients to develop presentations and programs.
• Lead Actor & Chief trainer for client presentations and workshops.

Boston, MA

Partnership of Urban Improv and the Justice Resource Institute, a therapeutic model to engage youth traumatized by sexual abuse, violence, chemical and substance abuse. With staff of six psychiatrists, developed 18-week curriculum for students with severe emotional and disciplinary issues. Engaged in pilot program to reduce students’ impulsive behavior and.

Boston, MA

• Co-founded and co-led award-winning theatre program for at-risk youth, ages 8-15, which uses improvisation to teach violence prevention, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. During tenure, Urban Improv.
• Communicated vision and goals to potential supporters to foster support and funding.
• Directed special contracts with nonprofit clients and developed curriculum to meet client needs.
• Established classroom management model.
• Helped build curriculum of more than 40 interactive scenes and songs.
• Led full-time troupe, including weekly rehearsals and ongoing classes.

St. Louis, MO

Developed training model, content, and corporate philosophy behind performance for all employees of interactive adventure entertainment technology company. Trained actors to perform in and profitably operate theaters in locations in Europe and North and South America. Worked directly with company executives and programmers to create “Extreme Fantasy.

Boston, MA

Member of leadership team for New England’s oldest and most successful improvisational theater company, comprising three performance ensembles, more than 12 satellite troupes, a multi-level workshop program, and corporate/private performance capability. Responsible for day-to-day operation of theater space, management of technical and box office crews.

Boston, MA

Responsible for six counselors assigned to Bournewood and Shattuck Hospitals during weekend drills. Activated to run family support teams during Operation Desert Storm (1991, Concord, MA). Activated for psychiatric evaluations during O.D.S. troop re-mobilization (1992, Augusta, GA). Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) Troop/Family Mental Health.

Completed Three Years Toward Bachelor’S Degree With Major In English And Psychology., English / Phychology

Activities and Societies: Acting/ Improvisation

Certified In General And Military Psychology And Counseling, Counseling Psychology/ Combat Psychology