Steve Jones

Steve Jones, Senior Vice President of Campus Operations and COO/CHRO for Towson University, joined TU in December 2017 as Associate Vice President of Human Resources.
He was named Senior VP of Campus Operations in February 2024.
His areas of responsibility include

• Human Resources (Staffing, Training, Organization Development, Pay, Benefits, HRIS, Employee/Labor Relations and University switchboard/reception),
• Facilities Management (Maintenance, Operations, Planning, Construction, Sustainability, Landscaping, Fleet, and Utilities),
• University Store
• Public Safety (Police, Emergency Preparedness),
• Parking & Transportation and
• Postal Services

These areas include more than 300 employees and an annual budget of over $50M.
Steve has more than 30 years of human resources experience including key HR leadership roles in the private and public sector with organizations such as Frito-Lay and the City of Raleigh, NC and has also been an adjunct instructor at Towson University as well as previously at Elon University and High Point University in North Carolina.
Steve also served as an elected school board member for over 20 years in North Carolina.
Steve holds a BS in Business Administration from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA and an MBA from High Point University in High Point, NC. He has also earned and maintained certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).