Stephanie M Jones

Stephanie M Jones

Stephanie M Jones is a tour­ism devel­op­ment con­sult­ant work­ing with des­tin­a­tions to devel­op pro­grams that lever­age cul­tur­al her­it­age to attract mul­ti­cul­tur­al trav­el­lers to under-served com­munit­ies. The founder & CEO of the Cul­tur­al Her­it­age Eco­nom­ic Alli­ance (CHEA), Ms Jones has foun­ded ini­ti­at­ives designed to “cre­ate diversity, equity, and inclu­sion in the travel & tour­ism industry”. These include Cul­ture onShore; Black Cul­tur­al Her­it­age Tours; Nation­al Blacks in Travel & Tour­ism Col­lab­or­at­ive; Black Tour­ism Tal­ent Dir­ect­ory; and Diversity Tour­ism Academy. Stephanie serves on a num­ber of Amer­ic­an and inter­na­tion­al boards, com­mit­tees, and pan­els, includ­ing the United States Travel & Tour­ism Advis­ory Board. She is a reg­u­lar key­note speak­er on the top­ics of diversity and inclu­sion, mul­ti­cul­tur­al mar­ket­ing, cul­tur­al her­it­age, stake­hold­er engage­ment, and the “Black travel move­ment”. She has a Mas­ter­’s in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion from Florida
Inter­na­tion­al University.