Cara Jones

Cara Jones, Ph.D., currently serves as a Substitute Teacher at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School and an Adjunct Professor teaching Security in Africa at The George Washington University. With extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, Cara has held senior roles, including Director at EnCompass LLC and Senior Technical Advisor at 413, LLC. Consulting work has been provided to organizations such as USAID and the Department of Defense, focusing on research methodologies, policy analyses, and program management. Additionally, Cara has held positions as Research Director at Gartner and as a faculty member at Mary Baldwin College, where engagement in comparative politics and international relations was emphasized. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Florida, complemented by a Bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Dallas.