Dwayne A Jones

Dwayne A. Jones has been a general contractor who partners with his brothers Maurice Jones, Sr., Deushawn Jones, Sr. and cousin Shea Lee. Dwayne A. Jones Construction Company LLC are homebuilders and developers with emphasis on affordable housing. Dwayne has been a community gardener and cycling enthusiasts 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 36 years. Dwayne started The Jones Boys Farm and Gardens where he produces local honey, vegetables, and fresh eggs with his nephew Maurice Jones, Jr. He is also the author of eight self-published children’s books and lives in the historical black community of Orange Mound where he continues to provide affordable housing opportunities. Dwayne is a graduate of Melrose High, Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, Masters in Business Management, and working on his dissertation to complete a Doctorate in Management with emphasis in Organizational Leadership. 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 books, a 30 home subdivision named after his mother and a 10 lot luxury tiny home subdivision named after his father, and a retreat in McNairy County. Dwayne received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024 and is the founder of TEDx Orange Mound.