Sherri Jones is a nonprofit leader, elected school board member, and advocate committed to expanding opportunity and strengthening civic participation throughout Arizona. As Development Director for Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE) and Rural Arizona Action (RAZA), she helps advance work centered on civic education, youth leadership, environmental justice, voter engagement, and community power across rural Arizona.

Sherri brings more than 20 years of experience serving children, families, and communities through early childhood education, workforce development, nonprofit management, and Arizona state government. Her work is grounded in relationship-building and a belief that the people most affected by public decisions should have a meaningful voice in shaping them.

Elected to the Florence Unified School District Governing Board in 2020, Sherri has helped lead the district through complex financial and policy challenges while advocating for transparency, educational equity, responsible governance, and safe, inclusive schools. She also works to ensure rural students have access to leadership development, higher education, career pathways, and opportunities to see themselves as future community leaders.

Sherri earned her Bachelor of Science in Family Resources and Human Development from Arizona State University and has called San Tan Valley home since 2004.