Andrea Wright Jones, '91

Andrea Wright Jones, '91 Fort Wayne, TX, is the assistant director of Fiscal/HR and Administrative Services in the Public Events Department for the City of Fort Worth. She's been with the city for 14 years, having held her current position since 2018. In her role, she leads the department's financial operations in six funds, totaling more than $150 million in operating and more than $500 million in capital funds. First elected in 2018, she was recently re-elected to serve on the Fort Worth Employees Retirement Fund (FWERF) board of trustees for the fifth consecutive term. The fund has 2B under assets. Jones is the first Black woman to hold the vice chair position for two years, is the chair of the audit and budget committee and serves on the communications committee. She was also re-elected as the treasurer of the International Association of Venue Manager, Region 6, which covers Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and the country of Mexico.