Emily Dykstra Jones

Tacoma Community College

Emily Dykstra Jones is an education navigator for Tacoma Community College and also works with students at Washington Corrections Center for Women and Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women. She is a member of education navigators funded through the Washington State Department of Corrections. Since 2016 her focus has been on understanding how to best support students in making their transition home and building a meaningful life after incarceration through education. Jones has nearly 15 years of working with womxn overcoming barriers, is inspired daily by the people she gets to work with and is grateful for opportunities to amplify their voices.