Tonia Jones

Tonia Jones has a diverse background in HR and leadership roles. Tonia is currently the VP of People at Grand Fitness, where they oversee HR strategy, programs, staffing, talent development, and compliance. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior HR Business Partner at Globus Medical and held roles as a Yoga Instructor at Positivity Yogis and Zia Yoga & Wellness. Tonia also has extensive experience at Solenis, where they served as the Director/Global HR Operations Lead and Director/Sr. HR Business Partner, leading global teams and driving successful HR initiatives. Tonia started their career at Exelon, where they advanced through various HR business partner and labor relations roles. Throughout their career, Tonia has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a focus on driving positive organizational change.

Tonia Jones received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Penn State University in 2001. Tonia later pursued a Master's degree in Human Resource Management at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. Tonia also participated in the Labor Relations Leader Program at Michigan State University and attended the Summer Institute in Negotiation at Northwestern University. In terms of certifications, they obtained Registered Yoga Teacher RYT 200 from Yoga Alliance in 2020 and became a Human Capital Strategist through the Human Capital Institute (HCI) in December 2017. Tonia also holds Hogan Assessment Certification from Hogan Assessment Systems, although the specific year of attainment is unknown.